<p>Munroe Regional Home Care, part of the LHC Group / Optum family of businesses, is recruiting a licensed Occupational Therapist for a home health role based in Ocala, Florida. This is a field-based position serving patients across the full spectrum of post-acute functional needs — ADLs, fine motor coordination, adaptive equipment, and home environment assessment — with the clinical autonomy of independent practice and the infrastructure of a nationally recognized post-acute care organization. Compensation is structured around a transparent per-visit productivity model with a published annual target range, making earning potential directly tied to clinical output.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Annual target cash compensation: $75,998 – $113,997 (full-time, full-productivity basis)</li> <li>Hourly pay rate: $36.54 – $54.81/hr for non-visit activities such as orientation</li> <li>Per-visit point pay rate: $43.85 – $65.77 per visit point — productivity-based earnings that reward clinical output directly</li> <li>Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage (eligibility requirements apply)</li> <li>401(k) with company contribution (subject to eligibility)</li> <li>Employee equity stock purchase program</li> <li>Recognition programs tied to performance</li> <li>Career development pathways within the broader Optum / UnitedHealth Group enterprise</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Home health setting — all patient care delivered in the patient's home environment, not a clinic or facility</li> <li>Scope of practice encompasses functional status evaluation, ADL assessment, fine motor coordination testing, home safety and adaptive equipment assessment, and occupational therapy plan-of-care development</li> <li>Applies diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests to establish baseline and track patient progress</li> <li>Collaborates directly with the supervising nurse and referring physician on plan-of-care development and ongoing patient response reporting</li> <li>Documents in compliance with CMS requirements, including full body systems status as required for home health certification</li> <li>Uses evidence-based techniques in coordination with the broader interdisciplinary care team</li> <li>Weekly visit volume varies based on individual productivity targets and the point values assigned to visit types — both direct and indirect patient care activities are factored into point accrual</li> <li>Part of LHC Group, a leading national post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians, and families — providing organizational depth and referral infrastructure</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Current Occupational Therapy licensure in the state of Florida (or active licensure in state of practice)</li> <li>Current CPR certification required</li> <li>Valid driver's license with current vehicle insurance and access to a dependable personal vehicle (or reliable public transportation)</li> <li>Ability to provide care across diverse patient populations regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition</li> <li>Preferred: demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent patient cases independently</li> <li>Preferred: strong written and verbal communication skills and organizational discipline suited to autonomous field-based practice</li> <li>Pre-employment drug screening required</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Ocala sits in north-central Florida — known as the "Horse Capital of the World" — offering a lower cost of living than Florida's coastal metros while delivering year-round warm weather, abundant outdoor recreation, and a genuinely relaxed pace of life. The region features rolling pastureland, the Ocala National Forest, Silver Springs State Park, and easy access to both the Gulf Coast and Atlantic beaches within a two-hour drive. Gainesville and Orlando are both within comfortable commuting distance, providing access to major university medical centers, cultural amenities, and international airports while home base remains affordable and uncrowded.</p>