Occupational Therapist-4 Days/Week

Explore opportunities with Elite Home Health, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians, and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other, and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Occupational Therapist in Home Health, you will be responsible for assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to functional status, activities of daily living, fine motor coordination, home assessments, and adaptive equipment. You will provide service within the scope of practice as defined by state laws, using evidence-based techniques in coordination with other members of the health care team. Your role involves evaluating the patient's functional status and occupational therapy needs, consulting with physicians to develop therapy plans of care, and observing, recording, and reporting patient responses to treatment.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone—of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income—deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.