CHHA FFS Occupational Therapist

The New Jewish Home•New York, NY

About The Position

The New Jewish Home Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) provides home-based care and rehabilitation therapy for patients recovering from an acute episode or other adverse health event. The agency aims to help patients get well, stay well, and return to health and independence as quickly as possible. The CHHA is seeking a fee-for-service Occupational Therapist. This role provides and coordinates multidisciplinary health services for patients in the community, working with physicians and other team members to implement each patient’s plan of care.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with physicians, patients and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other patient-care team members to develop and implement patient-specific care and treatment plans.
Use varied solutions to educate patients and promote their health and independence.
Assess, monitor, document, and report patients’ health and progress using required documents, reports, and established timelines.
Provide supervision and evaluation of aides and physical therapy assistants.
Observe patients’ signs and symptoms and report them to the physician or other appropriate staff as needed, including when a patient’s condition changes.
Complete OASIS assessments accurately and on time according to the OASIS user’s manual, and complete and forward required documentation and patient health-status reports.
Supervise occupational therapy assistants in accordance with state regulations and agency policy.
Coordinate the total plan of care and maintain continuity by liaising with appropriate staff assigned to the same patients.
Participate in team and case conferences, and initiate conferences for complex or multidisciplinary patients when needed to coordinate care.
Perform other duties as assigned.