Full time Occupational Therapist

Gallowayhc; Galloway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gallowayhc is seeking an Occupational Therapist to manage patient rehabilitation within an interdisciplinary team in a healthcare setting. The role emphasizes evaluative and planning responsibilities to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting standards.

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in PT/OT or a master’s in SLP with equivalent certification and be licensed as an Occupational Therapist (PA or related). Travel to other facilities may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in PT/OT or Master’s in SLP with equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient rehabilitation care within accepted methods meeting standards.
• Evaluates patient needs and establishes effective treatment plans.
• Manages supervision of treatment plans with all staff.
• Participates in patient screening according to schedules.
• Provides feedback to Team Leader on clinical issues.
• Participates in facility processes and services.
• Manages treatment and non-treatment activities.
• Performs clinical documentation to meet requirements.
• Maintains billing records to meet requirements.
• Assists with marketing as directed.
• Participates in in-service training as requested.
• May travel to other facilities to provide services.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient assessment

Care planning

Outpatient experience

Education

Bachelor's degree PT or OT

Master's degree in SLP (optional)

Equivalent certification

Job description

Overview

Occupational Therapist

The therapist’s overall responsibility is to manage the care of the patient/resident, managing quality of all related outcomes. The therapist participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, manages resources to meet the needs of the patient/resident and related customers balancing outcomes and cost effective and efficient treatment.

Education

Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with minimally a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy, or a master’s degree in speech-language pathology and/or equivalent certification accepted by the designated professional accrediting body.

Preferred experience

• Prefer experience/knowledge managing other rehabilitation personnel.
• Prefer experience/knowledge in long term care facilities.
• Prefer experience/knowledge in managing cost and productivity.
• Prefer outpatient experience/knowledge.
• Knowledge of governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings.

Licensure: Actively licensed as an Occupational Therapist in Pennsylvania or related health care profession.

Responsibilities

• Provides and directs patient/resident rehabilitation care within all generally accepted practice methods, meeting all facility, state, federal, and accrediting standards.
• Evaluates patients/resident needs and establishes effective and efficient treatment plans for the patients/residents assigned.
• Manages and coordinates the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines as indicated.
• Participates in the screening of all patients according to directed schedules and practices.
• Provides feedback to the Team Leader on all clinical and rehabilitation issues.
• Participates in all facility directed processes and services.
• Shows effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities.
• Performs necessary clinical documentation to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements.
• Maintains complete, accurate and timely billing records to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements.
• Assists with marketing efforts as directed.
• Participates in in-service training programs as requested.
• May travel to other facilities to provide services.
• Performs other duties as required.