Job Qualifications:
Service Area: Dallas Metroplex
Education: Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy.
Experience: Two years experience as an Occupational Therapist in an acute care or rehabilitation setting.
Knowledge and Skills: Therapy skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice; Good interpersonal skills; Knowledge of durable medical equipment
Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
Environmental and Working Conditions:
Works in a patient’s home in various conditions; possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases; Proof of current CPR, and Hepatitis profile; the ability to work a flexible schedule; the ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.
Physical and Mental Effort:
The ability to do heavy lifting, bending, pulling, pushing and standing. Prolonged standing and walking required. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs and to meet patient/family individualized psycho social needs. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
Essential Functions:
Perform clinical assessment; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of patient.
Document, prepare/revises and completes a Plan of Care, progress notes, phone orders and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis.
Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients.
Apply concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordinating/performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
Assess and facilitate through direct therapeutic intervention patient’s ROM, strength, coordination, need for and use of adaptive equipment and environmental modifications, functional mobility and safety issues as related to patient’s ADL performance needs. Fabricate and maintain adaptive equipment and hand splints.
Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
Evaluate patient occupational performance in the areas of self-care, work, leisure and rest. Assess sensory-motor neuromuscular, psycho-social and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational behavior. Assess physical, social and cultural components of the patient’s occupational environment.
Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board.
Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency.
Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Traditions Health is becoming VitalCaring Group, aligning with a purpose-driven organization known for high-quality care and a strong culture of service. Candidates selected for this position will transition to employment with VitalCaring effective January 1, 2026. You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work, supported by VitalCaring’s values, resources, and commitment to caring for the communities we serve.
About VitalCaring
Established in 2021, VitalCaring is one of the nation's premier home health and hospice providers. Including the anticipated Traditions locations, VitalCaring will consist of 76 home health locations, 45 hospice and palliative locations, as well as a Texas-based pediatric and community care division. VitalCaring is led by a team of industry veterans who have spent their professional lives building and leading high-performing home health and hospice organizations. At VitalCaring, we exist to transform lives and foster hope through genuine caring. We do this by being the employer of choice for team members seeking to fulfill their calling in healthcare and being the provider of choice for patients, families and referral sources seeking a trusted healthcare partner. As a result, we have created a company that is founded on culture, committed to quality, driven by innovation, and dedicated to performance. Our values reflect these founding principles, and they are the cornerstones of our decision making. Learn more about VitalCaring at vitalcaring.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.