VHA Home HealthCare

Therapist

• Assess adults and provide consultation, recommendations, and interventions in their homes using evidence-based best practice
• Ensure coordinated delivery of care through ongoing communication with the client care team regarding intervention plans and schedules
• Problem solve collaboratively with clients and care teams to create opportunities for greater independence
• Provide advice, mentoring, consultation, and Occupational Therapy expertise
• Conduct joint visits with Occupational Therapists and Service Providers and provide input for performance reviews
• Support Occupational Therapists and Service Providers facing clinically challenging situations
• Provide clinical orientation for new Occupational Therapists and those changing clinical areas
• Mentor groups for new graduates and those new to community settings
• Facilitate team peer support meetings
• Identify, promote, and participate in best-practice initiatives
• Meet regularly with the Supervisor, Rehab Best Practice
• Support implementation and interpretation of professional standards of practice
• Contribute to standards of practice, clinical policies, and procedures
• Assess and implement occupational therapy interventions according to professional guidelines and regulatory college standards
• Implement client interventions based on assessments, client input, and integrated care plans
• Ensure services are best practice, evidence-based, and evaluated using valid and reliable outcome measures
• Document assessment findings, treatment plans, progress, and discharge summaries
• Support safe client care through continuous quality improvement

Explore Occupational Therapist Clinical Lead – Adults at VHA Home HealthCare. Review requirements and application details.