About the role
As an Occupational Therapist (OT) with VMCH, you will be providing a range of individual comprehensive assessments, interventions, and therapies to our elderly clients under the CHSP, HCP and other funding programs. You will partner with our elderly clients to identify their individualised goals, interventions, and therapies with the aim of providing them and their care givers with support, guidance, and recommendations to promote independence, safety, and positive health outcomes.
You will also:
1. Provide high quality and person-centred OT services including assessment and development of comprehensive goal-oriented treatment and care plans, home assessment, equipment prescription and report writing. Demonstrate a range of intervention and therapy strategies in line with goals.
2. Complete detailed reports including home modification reports.
3. Communicate with consumers and relevant internal and external stakeholders.
4. Conduct internal and external referrals to other members of the multidisciplinary team, and external funding providers including SWEP and Geat2Go.
5. Essential travel across various aged care planning regions and where operationally needed.
About you
As an experienced OT, you can provide occupational therapy assessments and service delivery, including assessments and development of comprehensive plans and report writing. You have strong interpersonal skills and love engaging with a variety of stakeholders. You have strong communication skills and can maintain professional relationships.
In addition, you have:
6. Tertiary Occupational Therapy qualification with current registration with AHPRA
7. Current Victorian driver’s license
8. Knowledge and experience of Government funded aged care programs including CHSP, HCP, STRC, SWEP Geat2GO and My Aged Care are desirable but not required.
9. Ability to work autonomously and have access to formal supervision and support.
Why VMCH?
Because the people we employ make it a great place to work! In addition, VMCH will provide you with:
10. A positive and supportive workplace culture
11. Excellent Salary Packaging benefits
12. Ongoing professional development
13. A competitive salary
14. Employee Assistance Program
15. Paid parental leave
16. Praise program – where we recognise and reward the terrific work of our staff
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