Occupational Therapist (Adult Home Health)
Listed compensation
$36.5-$54.75/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Building Name: HHH - Home Health & Hospice
- Location Address: 1110 Prim Rd, Colchester Vermont
- Regular
- Department: HHH - Home Health Service- North
- Full Time
- Standard Hours: 37.5
- Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 37.5
- Shift: Variable-8Hr
- Primary Shift: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Weekend Needs: None
- Salary Range: Min $36.50 Mid $45.63 Max $54.75
- Recruiter: Greg Cary
- Occupational Therapist
Full Time
To provide a full range of occupational therapy services in a home care setting, under moderate to minimal clinical supervision
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in occupational therapy
Experience:
- One or more years of general OT experience with Bachelor’s degree
Performance Standards
Provide a full range of occupational therapy services to patients in their homes, under moderate to minimal personal and procedural clinical supervision, including: ongoing assessments of current status; implementation of treatment plans, including specific therapeutic exercises/activities and instruction in using adaptive techniques and equipment in order to regain maximum independence, and the like; teaching patients about their conditions and OT treatment plans, self-treatment and care, prevention of further injury, and the like; counseling patients regarding psycho-social problems related to physical disabilities; instruct and supervise LNA’s in specific care with patients
Admit patients and conduct comprehensive initial in-home assessments
Manage a caseload of patients, including developing appropriate care plans and revising as circumstances change, scheduling visits, and so forth. Plan and coordinate a variety of services for patients provided by the University of Vermont Health Network Home Health & Hospice and other community health care and human services organizations.
Confer with patients’ families, physicians, and other care providers to coordinate services, discuss patients’ status, needs and problems, and so forth
Prepare all required clinical and administrative documentation related to assigned activities, including admissions write-ups, chart notes, documentation of conversations, care plans, and the like, adhering to all relevant legal regulations, technical requirements of government agencies, internal procedures, and professional standards
Key Responsibilities
Provide a full range of occupational therapy services to patients in their homes, including assessments and the implementation of treatment plans. Manage a caseload of patients while coordinating care with families, physicians, and community health organizations.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in occupational therapy. Candidates must have one or more years of general occupational therapy experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Vermont is 98.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 62.3% of Vermont clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (Adult Home Health) at University of Vermont Health Network a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,448 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
- On-site