Occupational Therapist

Colorado Visiting Nurse Association has an immediate need for an Occupational Therapist.  Sign-on Bonus of $3500!

LOCATION: Southwest Denver Metro

STATUS: Full-time

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, and weekends every 4-6 weeks

Pay is based off a Per Visit Rate scale.

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage, Shift Differentials, Stipends, Overtime

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!

CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS: 

• We value diversity, equity and inclusion and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming, supportive and inclusive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
• Low healthcare premiums: we have not increased our team member medical rates 4 out of the last 5 years
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000 
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for full-time team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear 
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

• Responsible for performing occupational therapy, evaluating patient needs, and conducting case and resource management.
• Provides initial and ongoing assessments to determine level of function, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points.
• The procedures required by the therapist may include (but are not limited to): muscle re- education, ADL/IADL/MRADL training, adaptive equipment, orthotics/prosthetic, fine motor coordination, sensory rehabilitation, therapeutic exercise, energy conservation training, functional balance support training, work-hardening concepts, and cognitive assessments/interventions.
• Advises and consults with the family, physician and other agency personnel, including discharge planning. 
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

WHAT WE WILL LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Minimum Education:  Graduation from a college or university, with a degree in Occupational Therapy.  
• Minimum Experience: One year of experience as an occupational therapist required, with two years of SNF, hospital or inpatient rehab preferable. Home health experience also preferred.  Other requirements may vary by case or department needs.
• Required License:  Active Colorado OT license. Current CPR certification based on individual affiliate requirements.  Valid Colorado driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance in accordance with state statute.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 35 lbs

Colorado Visiting Nurse Association is affiliated with Care Synergy, a nonprofit network of community-based hospice and palliative care organizations serving Colorado’s Front Range and the Region’s Largest Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care Network. Care Synergy provides mission support services to better equip Colorado Visiting Nurse Association  to operate as a distinct and independent organization while working together to share best practices and serve more Coloradans along the Front Range.