Breakthrough Healthcare is searching for an Occupational Therapist to join our team. A licensed home health agency providing care to clients in their homes.

Our mission is to be responsive to the needs of the community we serve. Through competency, compassion, integrity in a holistic patient centered approach. We help elderly and disabled people maintain dignity and independence in their homes. We help those who are sick heal and recover.

The Occupational Therapist will deliver care to clients in their homes.

Develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with physical, mental or developmental conditions. You will offer effective and client-centered services that will enable people to confidently and independently carry out everyday tasks or activities. The successful candidate will have an holistic perspective and will be able to adapt the environment to fit the person.

Responsibilities

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
• Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions
• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
• Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
• Guide and educate family members and caregivers
• Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals
• Collect data and document processes followed
• Regularly follow-up client
• Supervise the OTA
• Collaborate and coordinate with other health professionals.

Skills

• Proven working experience as occupational therapist
• Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy
• Hands-on experience with computer programs and creative media
• Familiarity with ADL's evaluation tools ( e.g. Katz ADL scale, Lawton ADL scale)
• Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
• Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession
• Professional behavior
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Valid license to practice occupational therapy in Missouri.
• BS degree or greater in occupational therapy