Occupational Therapist MA-MSM-FT Days
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 51 - 55
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The staff Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating and treating patients and facilitating rehabilitation and independence. S/he develops and designs treatment plans for physically mentally and/or emotionally disabled patients. The Occupational Therapist enables enhances and improves patients ability to gain independent productive daily living and working environments.
Responsibilities
1. Plan organize and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness injury or psychological or developmental problems.
2. Evaluates and establishes patients physical and mental learning abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic attainable rehabilitation goals within scope of patients disability.
3. Selects educational recreational and social activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
4. Evaluates patients progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
5. Documents therapy activities and maintains necessary records in patient files assist in the evaluations and rehabilitation of assigned patients medical/psychiatric conditions by conferring with social worker nurses and other disciplines.
6. Trains and educates caregivers how to provide for the needs of the patients during and after therapy.
7. Recommends changes in patients work or living environments that is consistent with their needs and capabilities.
8. Develops and participate in health promotion programs group activities or discussions to promote client health facilitate social adjustment alleviate stress and prevent physical or mental disability.
9. Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities such as vocational rehabilitation or social services based on psychological physical or vocational needs.
10. Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work and school skills and adjust to handicaps
11. Attends clinic on biweekly basis to assist physicians with evaluation and treatment of clinic patients.
12. Corresponds with insurance companies to gain approval of adaptive equipment.
13. Performs other related duties.
Qualifications
Masters degree in Occupational Therapy
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSSL
Compensation Statement
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $51.97 - $55.09 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including experience education and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai St. Lukes BKK - Rehab Medicine Inpatient Unit - STL Mount Sinai St. Lukes
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Body Mechanics
- Early Intervention
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Autism Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient Service Experience
- Medicare
About Company
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