PACE KC Occupational Therapist

As an Occupational Therapist for PACE KC, you will be part of a team of caregivers to provide care for the people who need it most. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the design and implementation of an occupational therapy program for participants. The Occupational Therapist performs assessments of participants and establishes treatment programs to improve their level of function.

If you have a passion for working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible every day, this role is for you.

In your role you will:

• Develops and implements individual therapy for participants as needed or prescribed in the plan of care to maintain strength, range of motion, endurance, and/or dexterity in the upper extremities.
• Using all information sources available completes initial assessment, periodic assessments and annual assessments on participants' functional ability and restorative potential
• Assesses participant home environment and makes recommendations for adaptations to improve independent function and enhance safety.
• In cooperation with IDT, plans and performs therapeutic interventions designed to keep the participant in the community and enhance quality of life to the greatest extent possible.
• Instructs caregivers (staff and informal) in proper activities and modifications to improve functions.
• Facilitates or participates in family meetings, support groups and Family Caregiver meetings as required.
• In cooperation with Physical Therapy, provides leadership within the IDT to ensure continuity and coordination of care
• Assesses and provides treatment to improve perceptual motor deficits, facial weakness, sensory deficits, and cognitive limitations. Evaluates the effectiveness of treatment and modifies goals as necessary.
• Provides treatments to increase self-care skills including bed mobility, feeding, hygiene, grooming, dressing, transfer ability, communication and homemaking as needed.
• Informs participants, family members, and associates regarding occupational therapy and rehabilitative procedures. Educates participants, family members, and associates regarding in-home exercise programs, gait training, transfers, activities of daily living, home modifications, care and use of equipment.
• Ensure that required equipment and supplies for the occupational therapy program are available or ordered as needed.
• Coordinates with medical equipment and orthotics providers to arrange appointments and share pertinent information.

Successful Candidates will have:

• Graduate from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
• Licensed Occupational Therapist in the State of Missouri
• Certification with the National Board of Certification in Occupation Therapy (NBCOT)
• 2 years of experience working as an Occupational Therapist
• 1 years of experience working with the geriatric population

About PACE KC :

PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a healthcare program that provides a full range of personalized healthcare and wellness services to allow older adults to age gracefully in their home communities.

PACE emphasizes comprehensive, coordinated, and preventive care in a way that treats the whole person – addressing physical, emotional, and psychological needs. A team of providers works together across many disciplines to help PACE members achieve and maintain their health and wellness goals.

We support our team members with:

• Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Days Off beginning at 12 days annually, effective the first day of employment
• Eight annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day

Swope Health/PACE KC is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.