Full time Occupational Therapist

Continuum Healthcare Inc.; Johnsville (PA); Presencial; USD 65 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Continuum Healthcare Inc. is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a full-time team. The role involves managing patient/resident rehabilitation, supervising assistants, and coordinating with an interdisciplinary team to meet quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds active licensure in New Jersey, with experience in long-term care, outpatient settings, and a strong grasp of regulatory guidelines. Travel to multiple facilities may be required.

Qualificações

• Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in New Jersey.
• Experience supervising assistants and aides within an established plan of care.
• Familiar with facility, state, federal and accrediting standards.

Responsabilidades

• Provide and direct patient/resident rehabilitation care per accepted practice.
• Evaluate patient/resident needs and set effective treatment plans.
• Coordinate supervision of treatment plans with staff and other disciplines.
• Screen patients according to directed schedules and practices.
• Provide feedback to Team Leader on clinical and rehab issues.
• Participate in all facility-directed processes and services.
• Show effective management of treatment and non-treatment activities.
• Prepare clinical documentation to meet requirements.
• Maintain billing records to meet requirements.
• Assist with marketing efforts as directed.
• Participate in in-service training programs as requested.
• May travel to other facilities to provide services.
• Perform other duties as required.

Conhecimentos

Supervising rehab staff

Long-term care facilities

Outpatient experience

Cost & productivity management

Regulatory guidelines knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor's or Master's in occupational or physical therapy (or related)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Occupational Therapist ( OT)

Full Time

Occupational Therapist POSITION SUMMARY:

A 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.

Supervises clinically all assistants and aides of patients to which the therapist is directing or overseeing the delivery of services according to an established plan of care. Supervision follows all accepted state and federal guidelines for the respective discipline.

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

1. Prefer-experience/knowledge managing other rehabilitation personnel.
2. Prefer-experience/knowledge in long term care facilities.
3. Prefer-experience/knowledge managing cost and productivity
4. Prefer Outpatient experience/ knowledge.
5. Knowledge in governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings

Actively licensed therapist in New Jersey as an Occupational Therapist or related health care profession

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