FFS Occupational Therapist

The New Jewish Home; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Jewish Home is seeking a Fee for Service Occupational Therapist to join our Certified Home Health Agency team in New York. You will provide and coordinate occupational therapy services to patients in the community using a collaborative, patient-centered approach.

Responsibilities include coordinating with physicians, nurses and therapists; educating patients to promote independence; documenting progress; supervising therapy assistants; and contributing to the overall plan of care.

Qualifications

• Must hold an OT license to practice in New York.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary health services.
• Familiarity with home health documentation and care plans.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary health services with physicians, nurses and therapists.
• Educate patients and promote independence and self-care.
• Assess, document and report patient progress per timelines.
• Supervise occupational therapy assistant according to state policy.
• Coordinate total plan of care; participate in team conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team collaboration

Patient education

Documentation

Plan of care

Supervision

Assessment

Education

OT License

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 Fee for Service Occupational Therapist to join their team!

Job Summary

Responsible for providing and coordinating multidisciplinary health services for patients in the community. Works with the physician and other team members in 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, accurate 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.