Occupational Therapist Per Visit, Home Health Care / Nassau/Suffolk

NYU Langone Health • Bethpage, NY

4d • $65 - $65 • Remote

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking an Occupational Therapist Per Visit for Home Health Care in Eastern Long Island. This role involves providing safe, therapeutic, and age-appropriate occupational therapy to help patients restore or improve functional physical abilities, promote cognitive and behavioral changes, and adapt their surroundings to achieve optimal levels of daily life tasks (ADL/IADL). The successful candidate will use clinical expertise to plan care through examination, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Occupational Therapy (Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) approved NYS OT program).
• Current and valid NYS Occupational Therapy license and registration.
• Basic Life Support Certification.
• 1- 2 years Hospital (Inpatient) or Orthopedic or Outpatient or Pediatric Rehabilitation setting.
• Communication (both written and oral), customer service, and critical thinking skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• 1- 2 years Home Care Experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and assesses patients including the use of appropriate tests and measures; patient safety issues and home environment factors. Establishes plan of care with measurable and functional short term/long term goals.
• Implements and modifies appropriate interventions/treatments based on the patient's functional status, behavioral changes, home environment, patient response and status in conjunction with the plan of care.
• Interacts and collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes and health care goals.
• Educates patient and family regarding patient's functional status and plan of care. Provides home exercise program and instruct on home safety factors.
• Re-assesses patient progress toward short term/long term goals and modifies the plan of care accordingly.
• Completes and maintains accurate documentation reflecting the assessment, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, education, intervention and evaluation according to Federal, Department of Health (DOH) and The Joint Commission (TJC) requirements.
• Assists leadership with achieving corporate goals, improving quality of patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction. Participates in Agency quality assessment/performance improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resources groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level