BJC HealthCare is seeking a Home Health Occupational Therapist for a job in Maryville, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Occupational Therapist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
Additional Information About the Role
Join BJC Home Care in providing services for individuals within their own community and home. Be a part of the team that helps patients become more independent in their own enviornment.
Schedule
- Full time
- Day shift
- 8a-4:30p
- Weekend/holiday rotation
Region
Perks
- Mileage reimbursement
- Up to $2500 sign on bonus
OverviewBJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
The Alton Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in Alton, Illinois and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.
Preferred QualificationsRole Purpose
The licensed or registered Occupational Therapist (OT) provides direct patient care activities in the home environment including assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, implementation, and instruction/ supervision of certified occupational therapy practice, and according to physician orders.
Responsibilities
Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures.Re-evaluates patient and adapts treatment program accordingly to achieve maximum benefit.Instructs and assists patient to perform various occupational therapy activities and in use of assistive and supportive devices.Confers with physician and other practitioners to obtain additional information, suggest revisions in treatment plan and to integrate occupational therapy treatment with other aspects of patients‘ care.Minimum Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Occupational Therapy (OT)
Experience
No ExperienceSupervisor Experience
No ExperienceLicenses & Certifications
Valid Driver's LicenseOccupational Therapist Lic Benefits and Legal StatementBJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
BJC HealthCare Job ID #81716. Posted job title: Occupational Therapist Home Health Of Illinois
About BJC HealthCare
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.
BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.
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