Job Description​

The Opportunity:

The Home Health Occupational Therapist OT evaluates client after impairment injury or disease and plans, designs and implements individualized occupational therapy treatment programs after referral from a physician.  The OT supervises treatment provided by students, technicians or assistants and recommends client care interventions to other members of the health care team to contribute to the client’s rehabilitation process. The OT delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided and performs other duties as requested by the manager.

You will work autonomously with a collaborative and supportive team. This is a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals with various skills, experience, education and specialties all working together through the care management process. This is a team that is there for each other and communicates a lot via phone. They support each other when questions arise and help each other in making sure we provide the best care possible to our patients.

Shift:  This is a 16-hour per week position, Monday through Friday, with some flexibility on days/times.

The Work:

• Interventions may include:
• therapeutic exercise
• functional retraining
• use of thermal electrical modalities
• splinting
• use of various other training and retraining skills
• periodically reevaluates client to determine effectiveness of interventions and contributes to discharge planning

Why St. Luke’s Home Care:

• Working in an environment where you are supported by leadership and a team of skilled healthcare professional dedicated to providing the highest levels of care.
• Having the autonomy to set your own schedule and flexibility to meet your personal and family needs, including late start or early ending times.
• State of the art technology including widespread use telemonitoring to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Commitment to a safe and kind work environment with abundant resources.
• Competitive pay program and top mileage reimbursement rates.
• Opportunities for career advancement and development of your nursing and people skills.
• Saint Luke’s offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all of their employees, click here to find out more.

For more than 30 years, Saint Luke's has set the standard for home care and hospice services throughout the Kansas City area. Saint Luke’s Home Care is one of the regions premier providers of a continuum of health care in the home and led by clinicians with decades of experience in the Home Health and Hospice industry. And as part of Saint Luke’s Health System, we deliver the same high-quality, comprehensive, and compassionate care.

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Effective November 1st, 2021, full COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for all Saint Luke’s Health System employees unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.