Occupational Therapist - Per Diem - Riverhead

NYU Langone Health • Riverhead, NY

14d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center providing comprehensive medical and surgical care. As a major regional healthcare resource, we are dedicated to medical education and research, offering a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, we champion equity and inclusion, fostering an environment where our diverse and talented faculty, staff, and students can thrive. We value the unique skills, ideas, and knowledge each individual brings.

Position Summary:
We are seeking an Occupational Therapist - Per Diem - Riverhead to join our team. The successful candidate will provide safe, therapeutic, and age-appropriate occupational therapy services. This role focuses on helping patients regain or improve functional physical abilities, promote cognitive and behavioral changes, and adapt their surroundings to achieve optimal daily living (ADL/IADL) tasks. The therapist will utilize clinical expertise to plan and deliver care through examination, planning, implementation, and evaluation. A minimum commitment of 20 hours per week is required.

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

• Occupational Therapist with neurology experience

Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• Robust support system for any stage of life
• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program focusing on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level