Occupational Therapist - Per Diem - East Meadow

NYU Langone Health • Riverhead, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center providing comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic care across numerous medical and surgical specialties. As a significant regional healthcare provider, we are dedicated to medical education and research, offering a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services. Equity and inclusion are core values at NYU Langone Health, and we aim to create an environment where our talented faculty, staff, and students of all backgrounds can thrive, embracing diverse skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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.

Nice To Haves

• 1- 2 years Home Care Experience.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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 termlong term goals.
• Implements and modifies appropriate interventionstreatments 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 termlong 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 assessmentperformance improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• financial security benefits
• a generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level