UT Health ET Home Health Occupational Therapist

The UT Health ET Home Health Occupational Therapist plays a critical role in delivering personalized therapeutic care to patients within their home environments across the United States.

This position focuses on evaluating, planning, and implementing occupational therapy interventions that enhance patients' ability to perform daily activities and improve their overall quality of life.

The therapist collaborates closely with patients, families, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop tailored treatment plans that address physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges.

By providing compassionate and evidence-based care, the therapist supports patient independence and facilitates recovery or adaptation following illness, injury, or disability.

Ultimately, this role contributes to the broader mission of UT Health by promoting health, wellness, and functional autonomy in community settings.

As a Occupational Therapist, You Will

• Perform clinical assessment; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of patient.

• Documents, prepares, revises, and completes a Plan of Care, progress notes, phone orders and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner.

• Accepts clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients/clients.

• Participates in the IDG care planning process.

• Apply concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordination/performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.

• Assess and facilitate through direct therapeutic intervention the patient's ROM, strength, coordination, need for and use of adaptive equipment and environmental modifications, functional mobility and safety issues as related to patient’s ADL performance needs. Fabricate and maintain adaptive equipment and hand splints.

• Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.

• Evaluate patient occupational performance in the areas of self-care, work, leisure and rest. Assess sensory-motor neuromuscular, psycho-social and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational behavior. Assess physical, social and cultural components of the patient’s occupational environment.

• Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency and the licensing board.

• Promotes the Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.

Requirements

• Valid Occupational Therapy License

• 1 year of occupational therapy experience preferred

• CPR certification

• Valid Driver’s License & Auto Insurance

• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.

• Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k You’re eligible after 3 months of service/The plan is 100% fully vested immediately/Choice Health At Home contributes 100% of the first 3% you contribute each pay period (*Joint Venture with Choice Health at Home)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Company vehicle upon availability after 90 days of full time employment and all the terms and conditions set by the Fleet Car team are met.