Occupational Therapist

Brightstar Care of Leesburg and Gainesville is seeking a PRN/Contract Occupational Therapist (OT) to service our clients in Loudoun and Prince William Counties.

If providing compassionate and high-quality care as a Occupational Therapist is your passion, we have an opportunity just for you. Join a leader in the home health care industry that provides nursing oversight on each and every case – no matter how small. Each independently owned BrightStar location makes quality care at home more possible for the community it serves.

The OT will assess physical activity demands against the performance ability of the client and identify and address deficits to improve the client’s quality of life and rebuild or maintain the client’s independence.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide occupational therapy services to clients according to a physician’s written orders. This may include but is not limited to the following: Assess and evaluate; Develop a plan of care and treatment making sure plan of care is consistent with assessment; Participate in the development of the client’s total plan of treatment; Assess the home environment especially as it relates to fall risk and interventions and home safety; Assess for muscle strength, mobility, gait, and range of motion; Assess for the potential for rehabilitation; Report client’s response to treatment or changes in condition to the Director of Nursing and physician.
• Initiate occupational therapy program and instructs other personnel and/or family members and caregivers in specific phases of occupational therapy with which they may assist with the client care.
• Instruct other personnel and/or family members and caregivers on the goals of the occupational therapy program.
• Participate in client case conferences.
• Teach/educate clients in the use of prosthetic device as required.
• Assist in identifying client and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and reports these needs to the Director of Nursing.
• Prepare and submit clinical and progress summaries based on identified and attained goals. A copy of the summaries will be submitted to the Director of Nursing.
• Participate in discharge planning, as appropriate.
• Provide in-service education for agency personnel, as needed.
• Supervise occupational therapy assistant(s), if needed, in accordance with organization policy and state regulations.
• Assure compliance with all local, state and federal laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Have an active Occupational Therapist License.
• Have a Certificate of Liability.
• Fulfilled any other state-required examination.
• Compliant with continuing education, if required by the state as a condition of maintaining licensure.
• Comply with any state-mandated Occupational Therapy Practice Act and other legal mandates.
• Licensed or certified to practice as a occupational therapist as required by the state.
• Two (2) years of appropriate experience as a occupational therapist, community/home health experience is preferred.

Our employees enjoy the following Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Weekly pay w/Direct Deposit
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance (waiting period may apply)
• Matching 401(k)
• Generous Paid Time-Off
• Flexible schedule/ work-life balance
• Free continuing education

Apply today for immediate consideration