PRN Occupational Therapist (OT) - Home Health
Company: LifeCare Home Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Occupational
Therapist Join Life Care Home Health Family! Serving Texas,
Florida, Nevada, and Georgia, we provide skilled nursing, therapy,
homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services. Why
Work With Us? Nestmed AI Scribe : Less charting, more caring!
Competitive pay, 401k, health & life insurance Flexible schedules &
career growth opportunities Continuing education & recognition
programs Supportive, family-like team culture Make a difference in
patients’ lives while enjoying work-life balance. Apply today and
grow with us! General Summary : Provide coordinated care to clients
of all age groups. Plans, implements, and evaluates client care
plans to restore or maintain patient well-being. Evaluates
occupational roles and performance of clients with physical,
psycho-social and/or cognitive impairments. Provides intervention
to deficits and elicits responses. Patient Population: Has contact
with patients of all ages in a clinical setting; understands and
demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in
all populations. Essential Functions: 1. Perform clinical
assessments; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of
client. 2. Document, prepare/revises and completes a Plan of Care
(POC), progress notes, phone orders, and other clinical record
documentation on an ongoing basis. 3. Apply concepts of infection
control and universal precaution in coordination/performing client
cares activities to protect both client and staff (OSHA). 4. Assess
and facilitate through direct therapeutic intervention client’s
ROM, strength, coordination needs for and use of adaptive equipment
and environmental modifications, functional mobility and safety
issues as related to client’s ADL performance needs. 5. Provides
effective communication to clients, their families, team members,
and other health care professional, and regular participation in
Case Conference/Team Meetings. Facilitates the use of these skills
by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes. 6. Evaluate
client occupational performance in the areas of self-care, work,
leisure, and rest. Assess sensory-motor neuromuscular,
psycho-social, and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational
behavior. 7. Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with
requirements of third-party payers. 8. Completes appropriate
documentation in a timely manner to assure compliance with company
policy. 9. Demonstrates commitment and professional growth by
participating in in-service programs and maintaining/improving
competency. 10.Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of
the Agency/licensing board. This description is a general statement
of required essential functions performed on a regular and
continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.
Supervises: N/A Requirements: Experience: Two (2) years’ experience
as an OT in a clinical care setting. Preferred, home health
experience. Skills: Therapy skills as defined as generally accepted
standards of practice. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability
to communicate effectively. Demonstrates proven decision making
skills. If required to make visits, Hepatitis profile. Must read,
write and comprehend English. Education: Bachelor of Science in
Occupational Therapy. Licensure/Certification: Current driver’s
license in good standing. It is the responsibility of the employee
to renew their driver’s license before it expires in order to
continue employment. Reliable transportation and auto liability
insurance. Current State professional license as an OT in any/all
applicable states. Current CPR. On-going employment as an OT always
requires maintenance of a valid OT license in the state which the
therapist practices in and a valid CPR certificate. It is the
responsibility of the employee to renew these before they expire in
order to continue employment. Physical Requirements: Prolonged
standing/walking required. The ability to lift/transfer up to 50
lbs. Ability to meet deadlines and patient needs, make quick
decisions and allocate resources under stressful conditions. Meet
patient/family individualized psychosocial needs. Requires hand-eye
coordination and manual dexterity. Environmental/Working
Conditions: Works in patient’s home in various conditions. Possible
exposure to blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and infectious
diseases. Some exposure to unpleasant weather; PRN emergency call.
Ability to travel locally and work a flexible schedule.
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