Occupational Therapist - PT/PRN

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Come join BrightStar Care Charlotte S., a client-centric team that holds value in honest and serving with passion. Our higher-standard way has brought BrightStar to the top of Home Health care and we want individuals with desire to maintain such standards and change people’s live for the better. Our commitment to incorporating advance technology has offered our employees an opportunity to deliver their best performance.

The Occupational Therapist will assess functional activity demands against the performance ability of the client. They will identify and address deficits to improve the client’s quality of life and rebuild or maintain the client’s independence. Our commitment to incorporating advanced technology has offered our employees an opportunity to deliver their best performance. Flexible scheduling allows employees to work as many or as little hours as they want as our team is looking for high-energy individuals for part-time work.

Benefits

• Weekly pay with direct deposit
• Variety of assignments, procedures, and treatments
• Weekend and evening opportunities
• One to one patient care

Responsibilities

• Work cooperatively with physicians to develop an appropriate treatment and care plan specific to the client and their physicians report
• Assess the home environment, especially as it related to fall risk and intervention and home safety
• Identify equipment needs and develop adaptive plan to improve client function and independence
• Report client’s response to treatment or changes in condition to the Director of Nursing and physician
• As appropriate, coordinate interventions with other health care providers and live setting such as child care center, preschool, school, worksite, adult day care or residential setting while instructing appropriate personnel, family and caregivers, on intervention goals
• Prepare clinical and progress summaries as well as discharge planning. Submit documents to Director of Nursing
• Treat clients, family, and staff with courtesy and respect

Requirements

• Graduated from an occupational therapy program accredited by the Accreditation council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organization
• Successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the recognized educational institution where the applicant met the academic requirement of the educational program
• State licensure in state where care is being provided
• Abide by Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (AOTA, 2005a) and demonstrated knowledge about and will deliver occupational therapy services in accordance with AOTA standards
• One (1) year of appropriate experience as an occupational therapist in the home environment
• Adhere to HIPAA and maintain client confidentiality

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.