<p>A PRN Occupational Therapist opportunity is open in The Villages, Florida, with a well-established home health organization operating as part of the Optum/UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. This role places an OT directly in patients' homes across one of the nation's largest and most active retirement communities, delivering skilled occupational therapy services across a broad functional and diagnostic spectrum. The per-visit compensation model rewards productivity, and the PRN schedule offers meaningful flexibility for clinicians seeking supplemental or variable-hour work in a high-demand market.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Per-visit point rate of $48.72–$73.08 per visit point, with total cash compensation annualizing to $84,442–$126,664 at full-time productivity (40 hours/week)</li> <li>Hourly rate of $40.60–$60.90 for non-visit activities such as orientation and administrative time</li> <li>Compensation scales upward based on individual productivity and performance over time</li> <li>Access to a comprehensive benefits package (subject to eligibility requirements for PRN status)</li> <li>Equity stock purchase program and 401(k) contribution available</li> <li>Recognition programs tied to performance</li> <li>Drug-free workplace with pre-employment drug screening</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Home health setting — all patient care delivered in the patient's home environment across The Villages, FL service area</li> <li>Clinical scope includes functional status assessment, activities of daily living evaluation, fine motor coordination, home safety assessments, and adaptive equipment recommendation and training</li> <li>Evaluation responsibilities include full body systems review as required for CMS documentation standards</li> <li>Conducts diagnostic and prognostic functional ability testing to establish and track patient progress</li> <li>Collaborates directly with physicians in developing individualized therapy plans of care</li> <li>Reports patient response to treatment and condition changes to the nurse supervisor and referring physician</li> <li>Practice governed by Florida state occupational therapy law and evidence-based clinical standards</li> <li>Operates as part of an interdisciplinary post-acute care team serving a predominantly older adult, retirement-community patient population</li> <li>Weekly visit volume varies based on individual productivity targets and the point values assigned to visit types</li> <li>PRN schedule — visit assignments driven by patient census and business need, offering variable-hour flexibility</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Current Occupational Therapy licensure in the state of Florida (required at time of hire)</li> <li>Valid driver's license with current vehicle insurance and access to a reliable personal vehicle, or access to public transportation (required — home health travel is inherent to the role)</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 capacity</li> <li>Ability to deliver care across a diverse patient population regardless of age, background, disability status, or financial condition</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>The Villages is a master-planned retirement community in north-central Florida — one of the fastest-growing and most recognized active-adult communities in the United States — spanning parts of Sumter, Lake, and Marion counties. The area offers a warm climate year-round, an exceptionally low cost of living relative to Florida's coastal markets, abundant golf, recreation, and community programming, and easy access to Orlando (approximately 60 miles south) and Gainesville (approximately 40 miles north). For a home health OT, the patient population is concentrated, the geography is manageable, and the community itself is purpose-built around the demographic the role serves.</p>