Occupational Therapist

About the Role:

The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients and helps them improve basic motor functions and reasoning abilities. This role is part of Humana's patient-focused model, creating one integrated point of accountability that coordinates with physicians, hospitals, and health plans serving more than one million health plan members nationwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluates patients and helps them improve basic motor functions and reasoning abilities.
• Teaches patients to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments to compensate for permanent loss of function.
• May also assist patients in selecting appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices.
• Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
• Makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction and receives guidance where needed.
• Follows established guidelines/procedures.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allies Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Currently licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the state which you seek employment.
• Recent clinical experience in Occupational Therapy.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current OSHA Certificate.
• Current HIV/AIDS Certificate.
• Current HIPAA Certificate.
• Current Alzheimer's Certificate.
• Current Medical Errors Certificate.
• Current Domestic Violence Certificate.
• Valid Driver's License, car insurance and access to an automobile.
• This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
• Associates working in the State of Florida will need ACHA Level II Background clearance.
• Must be detailed oriented.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Sensitivity to cultural diversity.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bilingual.
  • Registered with the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

About Humana:

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first - for our teammates, our customers, and our company. Through our Humana insurance services, and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status.

It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Humana complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

We also provide free language interpreter services.