Occupational Therapist Per Diem Days - Hi-Desert Home Health & Hospice

Per Diem 8 Hour Days

Hi-Desert Home Health is a part of the Desert Care Network, and is based in Joshua Tree, California, on the Hi-Desert Medical Center campus. We cover a large area, serving patients from Twentynine Palms to Indio. As we are growing, we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Home Health team. In coordination with Home Health Nursing and Physical Therapy, this position evaluates individuals for occupational therapy needs in the home setting and implements occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation and improved functioning. Directs patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance; facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity.

Primary Duties
1. Conduct Home Health Occupational Therapy evaluations to assess for need.
2. Plan a variety of sensory motor, educational, recreational and social activities to provide occupational therapy to patients in the home setting
3. Consult with other members of the team to select the most appropriate activity program for individual patients, based on patient needs and capabilities, and evaluate and communicate progress on an ongoing basis
4. Select appropriate activities based on patient�s physical capacity, intelligence level and interest and demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of all cultural and age groups
5. Teach patients the skill and techniques required for participation in occupational therapy.
6. Prepare discharge report summarizing patient�s responses to therapy.
7. Design and fit adaptive devices such as splints and braces for patient use, based on patient disability and rehabilitation needs.
8. Maintain appropriate and timely documentation.
9. Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings.
10. Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control.

Minimum Education :
� Bachelor�s Degree
Preferred Experience:
� 2 years experience in Occupational Therapy, preferably in a Home Health setting
License and certification
� Current CPR certification
� Current CA Occupational Therapy Certification
� California Driver�s License
� Current Automobile Liability Insurance
Physical Demands
� Prolonged sitting or standing
� Driving
� Lifting patients
� Repositioning patients
� Transferring patients

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Pay Range: $40.89 - $63.37
Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an employee’s qualifications and experience.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.