Home Health Occupational Therapist | Chicago, IL

Job Title

Occupational Therapist

Chicago, IL

Contract, Part-time, PRN, Full-time

Safe Life Home Health Care, LLC was founded in 2010. We are a professional, customer‑centric, fast‑paced home health agency. We have grown to have >100 caring professionals and are one of Chicago's cornerstones in community‑based healthcare. Patients and families can have peace of mind knowing that we maintain state licensure, CHAP accreditation, and Medicare certification. Doctors and discharge planners also prefer Safe Life for easy, well‑managed referrals;

fast response to referrals; and consistently competent medical care.

Our team includes clinicians with wound‑care certification, lymphedema management, and other therapy specialties, as well as medical social work. We cover 13 counties in Illinois:
Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will, McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Boone, Grundy, LaSalle, Lee & Ogle.

Provides Occupational Therapy services to patients as directed by Plan of Care in line with the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the agency. Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants and maintains responsibility for the implementation of follow‑through of OT procedures.

• Assist the physician in evaluating patients’ level of function, establishing treatment plan and goals.
• Perform initial evaluations within 48 hours of referral and re‑evaluations every 30 days, as appropriate, coordinating plan of care with the physician as needed.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes and required summaries, as appropriate.
• Revise plan of treatment and contact the physician for changes in plan of care.
• Advise and consult with patient’s family and other health care staff.
• Coordinate care with agency DON and other staff as appropriate.
• Observe, record, and report any changes in the patient’s condition and update the agency on changes in status or schedule.
• Supervise the Occupational Therapy Assistant.
• Instruct patient and/or family in the use of equipment, safe patient management, and home therapy programs as needed.
• Communicate effectively with patients, caregivers, and families as well as agency staff.
• Provide quality and appropriate care and report issues or concerns to the DON/Administrator.
• Ensure that all tasks are performed in a timely manner.
• Check in on Occupational Therapy Assistants every 4‑6 patient visits.

• Licensed Occupational Therapist by the State of Illinois.
• At least one year of Home Health Care clinical experience.
• Car with required proof of insurance coverage.
• Maintains annual TB test, CPR certification and other required.
• Able to read and interpret instructions related to patient care.
• Able to effectively perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks as needed.
• Must be able to travel to prospective patient’s place of residence.

Not specified.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

$ - $ per year

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

• Occupational Therapy License (Required)
• CPR Certification (Required)