CHHA Occupational Therapist (OT) for Manhattan area

Hirebridge; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Job summary

The New Jewish Home Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist to join our community-based care team in New York. You will coordinate multidisciplinary services and work with physicians to implement each patient’s plan of care.

Eligible newly hired CHHA OT will receive a $10,000 hiring bonus, distributed in two phases after six months and at one year of service. Join us to help patients restore health and independence at home.

Qualifications

• Provide and coordinate multidisciplinary health services for patients in the community.
• Perform the role of Occupational Therapist and work with physicians and team.
• Complete OASIS assessments timely and accurately.
• Supervise occupational therapy assistant per state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians, patients and families to develop and implement patient care plans.
• Educates and promotes health and independence for each patient.
• Assess, monitor, document and report patient progress with required timelines.
• Supervise aides and therapy assistants as applicable.
• Observe signs and report changes to appropriate staff.
• Complete OASIS assessments and related documentation on schedule.
• Coordinate total plan of care across care team and participate in conferences.
• Initiate team conferences for complex/multi-disciplinary cases.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Team collaboration

Patient education

Documentation

Job description

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 New Jewish Home has long experience delivering rehabilitation and home care services. Our goal is to help each patient get well, stay well and return to health and independence as quickly as possible.

The CHHA is currently seeking a full time Occupational Therapist (OT) to join their team! Eligible newly hired CHHA OT will receive a $10,000 hiring bonus, distributed in two phases: the first installment of $5,000 will be provided after successfully completing six months of employment, followed by a second $5000 payment upon reaching one year of service.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing and coordinating multidisciplinary health services for patients in the community. Performs the role of Occupational Therapist and works with the physician and other team members in the implementation of plan of care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians, patients and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers and other members of the patient care team to develop and implement patient specific care and treatment plans.
• Utilizes varied solutions to educate and promote the health and independence of each patient.
• Assess, monitor, document and report progress of patients’ health and condition using required documents, reports and established timelines. Provides supervision and evaluation of aides and physical therapy assistants.
• Observes signs and symptoms of patients, reports to the physician and/or other appropriate staff as often as needed or as change in the patients’ condition requires.
• Completes OASIS assessments timely, accurately and according to OASIS user’s manual definitions. Completes all documentation, patient health status reports as required and forwards appropriately.
• Supervises occupational therapy assistant according to state regulations and agency policy.
• Assists with the coordination of the total plan of care and maintains continuity of patient care by liaising with other appropriate staff assigned to the same patients. Participates in team/case conferences. Initiates team/care conferences for complex and/or multi
• disciplinary patients when required to ensure coordination of care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.