<p>A home health Occupational Therapist opportunity is open in Brooksville, Florida, serving patients across Hernando County and the surrounding region through a well-established post-acute care network integrated with a national health system. This role is available as full-time, part-time, or PRN, offering genuine scheduling flexibility for clinicians at any career stage. The position centers on meaningful one-on-one patient care in the home setting — functional assessment, ADL training, adaptive equipment, and evidence-based intervention — with the clinical and administrative infrastructure of a large, resource-rich organization behind you. Compensation is structured around a per-visit productivity model with a published annual cash target range, providing strong earning potential for productive clinicians.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Annual total cash target compensation: $80,220 – $120,330 (based on full-time, full-productivity employment)</li> <li>Hourly pay rate: $38.57 – $57.85 for non-visit activities such as orientation and administrative time</li> <li>Per-visit point pay rate: $46.28 – $69.42, calculated by multiplying your per-visit point rate by productivity points accrued across visit types</li> <li>Comprehensive benefits package available to eligible employees, including health, dental, and vision coverage</li> <li>401(k) with company contribution (subject to eligibility requirements)</li> <li>Employee stock purchase plan (equity stock purchase program)</li> <li>Recognition and performance programs with defined pathways for role development and advancement</li> <li>Compliance with all applicable minimum wage laws</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Home health setting — all patient care delivered in the patient's residence, requiring independent clinical judgment and adaptability across diverse home environments</li> <li>Full-time, part-time, and PRN engagement types available — schedule is determined by individual productivity targets and patient/business need</li> <li>Weekly visit volume varies based on productivity targets and the point values assigned to each visit type; both direct and indirect patient care activities are factored into point calculations</li> <li>Scope of practice includes functional status evaluation, ADL assessment, fine motor coordination testing, home safety and adaptive equipment assessment, and diagnostic and prognostic functional ability testing</li> <li>CMS-required body systems documentation completed as part of each comprehensive evaluation</li> <li>Collaborative care model: OT coordinates directly with the supervising nurse, treating physician, and broader interdisciplinary health care team on plan-of-care development and patient response to treatment</li> <li>Ongoing observation, documentation, and reporting of patient progress and condition changes to physician and nurse supervisor</li> <li>Patient population spans all ages, diagnoses, and socioeconomic backgrounds across the home health referral catchment</li> <li>Evidence-based clinical techniques are the standard of practice across the organization</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Current Occupational Therapy licensure in the state of Florida (required)</li> <li>Valid driver's license with current vehicle insurance and access to a dependable personal vehicle, or reliable access to public transportation (required)</li> <li>Current CPR certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire (preferred)</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent patient cases independently</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills and organizational discipline suited to a field-based, autonomous practice environment</li> <li>Drug screening required prior to start of employment</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County, situated on Florida's Nature Coast roughly 45 miles north of Tampa — close enough for a major-city commute or weekend visit, yet distinctly unhurried in pace and character. The area offers a low cost of living relative to the broader Tampa Bay market, access to the Withlacoochee State Forest, Gulf Coast beaches, and the Suncoast Parkway corridor connecting residents to Tampa International Airport and the region's full range of urban amenities. Hernando County's growing population and expanding healthcare demand make it an active and stable market for home health clinicians looking to build a long-term practice.</p>