Occupational Therapist

**Who We Are** PACE by IIH is empowering senior participants to age at home with dignity through personalized, comprehensive care plans that deliver high-quality health and human services along with strong community support. Through an interdisciplinary and participant-centered model of care, PACE by IIH is committed to improving quality of life, promoting independence, and providing compassionate support tailored to the unique needs of each participant. Our team works collaboratively to deliver innovative, community-based healthcare solutions that allow seniors to remain safely and comfortably in their homes while receiving the care and services they need to thrive. **Job Summary** The Occupational Therapist (OT) is responsible for providing occupational therapy services to participants of Innovative Integrated Health (IIH). Travel may be necessary to support all Innovative Integrated Health (IIH) sites. **Essential Job Functions** Duties include, but are not limited to: - Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and complete initial, semi-annual, unscheduled, and annual assessments; attend morning updates and report changes in participants’ baseline status to appropriate staff on a daily basis. - Involved in the development and implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) activities. - Perform intake screenings as assigned and make appropriate recommendations. - Conduct an initial comprehensive assessment in person, at the requisite intervals, and develop a plan of care for participants on-site, in hospitals, in nursing facilities, in assisted living facilities and in their homes; Evaluations include, but are not limited to: functional status; physical status; activities of daily living (ADL) status; cognitive functioning; visual-perceptual status; feeding skills; cooking skills; bed mobility; wheelchair needs; and home safety evaluations. - Provide treatment as indicated. - Demonstrate an ability to utilize appropriate safety measures when providing care. - Develop, instruct, and supervise other staff and/or family members on therapy program to be carried out by individuals other than occupational therapist. - When appropriate, delegate oversight of OT interventions and activities, as determined by IDT on plan of care, to restorative aide in a timely manner. - Assess durable medical equipment needs for participants. Receive team approval prior to purchase of equipment. Order and follow-up with durable medical equipment (DME) purchases. - Educate staff, participants, and family on services available through occupational therapy staff. - Train and supervise restorative aides on site, including all areas of performance consistent with departmental policies; report as required to supervisor regarding these issues. - Provide training in regards to body mechanics. - Communicate observed staffing needs/changes and further program development needs to supervisor. - Review and revise restorative exercises as indicated. - Consult with activities department as requested regarding activity adaptations. - Develop special programs according to participant needs. - Complete documentation/reports as required. - Adjust schedules as needed to meet the needs of Innovative Integrated Health participants. - Maintain confidentiality of participant information. - Performs skilled treatments at participant’s homes as necessary. - Travel may be necessary to support all Innovative Integrated Health (IIH) sites. - Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-service trainings, projects, and committees as assigned. - Adhere to and support the center’s practices, procedures, and policies including assigned break times and attendance. - Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned. - Be flexible in schedule of hours worked, and in scheduling participants’ treatments to accommodate the participants’ availability. - May require use of personal vehicle to provide therapy services in part…