Occupational Therapist

New Solutions; Town of Warsaw (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Bonus structure

Health care plan (Medical, Dental & V&

Job summary

New Solutions in Town of Warsaw, NY is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist to join our interdisciplinary team and provide high-quality, patient-centered care. You will make clinical decisions, plan care, and educate patients and families to promote outcomes.

The role includes collaboration with other professionals, adherence to safety standards, and participation in discharge planning. NYS OT license and CPR/BLS certification are required, with a comprehensive benefits package and bonus

Qualifications

• Successful completion of accredited Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate level Occupational Therapy Program
• Current NYS Occupational Therapy License
• Current CPR/BLS Certification

Responsibilities

• Clinical Decision-Making: Completes comprehensive chart review to determine OT appropriateness and plans care.
• Communication: Educates patient and family, communicates OT needs to interdisciplinary team.
• Safety: Identifies contraindications and ensures safe patient handling.
• Patient Management: Progresses interventions and documents clearly.
• Discharge Planning: Determines destination and follow-up needs.
• Education: OT program completion
• Licensure: NYS OT license
• Care benefits: Health plan, retirement, life insurance, PTO, family leave, disability, training and development.

Education

Accredited OT program (Bachelor/Master/Doctorate)

Job description

Occupational Therapist

(Full-Time Position with Excellent Full Benefits Package, Very Competitive Salary and Bonus Structure and more!)

We are actively hiring a new full-time/direct-hire Occupational Therapist to join the team!

The OT will work collaboratively as a member of the interdisciplinary team and provide safe, efficient and effective care for their patients.

The OT is responsible for making high-level clinical decisions, in a rapid and dynamic environment, for the care of their patients.

Position Responsibilities:

• Clinical Decision-Making:Completes comprehensive chart review to determine OT appropriateness. Chooses appropriate exam & integrates findings into a comprehensive plan of care that is person-centered & goal centered. Uses evidenced based practice to guide decision making & therapy intensity. Assesses response to intervention & adjusts interventions/plan of care appropriately.

• Communication:Selects appropriate communication style based on age, learning style, cognition, and culture. Educates patient & family/caregivers using compassionate communication. Clearly communicates patient’s OT needs & barriers to plan with interdisciplinary team to facilitate throughput. Initiates and maintains professional communication with every team member at all times including adverse, challenging, and crucial conversations.

• Safety:Uses medical record & patient presentation to identify relative & absolute contraindications to participation in OT. Surveys patient and environment for safe movement barriers. Maintains expertise in use of all safe patient handling equipment.

• Patient Management:Progresses interventions to facilitate achievement of patient’s goals. Reassesses progress towards goals & adjusts plan of care. Produces clear, defensible documentation that supports clinical decision making. Uses clinical judgement to determine when immediate communication beyond documentation is required for safe coordinated patient care.

• Discharge Planning:Synthesizes patient’s life context and current functional status to determine discharge destination, level of support, additional services, and follow-up needs. Determines appropriate equipment needs and provides caregiver training as appropriate.

• Education: Successful completion of accredited Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate level Occupational Therapy Program

• Licensure: Current NYS Occupational Therapy License

• Current CPR/BLS Certification

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Training & Development