Senior OT Rehab Specialist- Crescent Occupational Therapy-Full Time-Evening-Mount Sinai Queens

Senior OT Rehab Specialist- Crescent Occupational Therapy-Full Time-Evening-Mount Sinai Queens

The primary purpose of your job position is to establish and monitor therapeutic plans of care utilizing available support staff to maximize the delivery of therapeutic services with significant outcome in accordance with current applicable federal state and local standards guidelines and regulations.

• Evaluate establish implement and monitor therapeutic plans of care.
• Monitor and effectively document resident care and progress.
• Design functional maintenance programs.
• Complete all paperwork accurately and timely (weekly notes billing grids time sheets etc.)
• Supervise therapy assistants and rehab aides performance and provide instructive input.
• Determine staffing needs of the therapy department when necessary to meet the needs of the residents.
• Provide educational inservices to residents families and facility personnel as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively and regularly to interdisciplinary team regarding residents status and discharge plans.
• Meet with administration medical and health services staff and other facility departments regarding planning therapy services.
• Assist in interpreting policies and procedures to staff residents and family members as necessary.
• Maintain treatment records resident files and progress notes as required.
• Provide guidance and training for new and less experienced staff.
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of competent OT PT and SLP staff.
• Demonstrate flexibility with treatment techniques and scheduling.
• Participate in developing work schedules and assignments as required.
• Interview resident to determine type of treatment needed and schedule therapy as ordered.
• Brief resident of procedures involved in therapy and prepare necessary equipment.
• Assist in transporting resident to and from therapy room/area.
• Ensure all therapy notes are informative and descriptive of care provided and the residents response to treatment.
• Develop and implement procedures such that therapy supplies are used and distributed in an efficient manner to avoid waste.
• Deliver therapeutic procedures in a residents room or on an outpatient basis. Reassure resident before and during therapy treatment.
• Recommend modifications or changes in the residents therapy program based on own evaluation of progress.
• Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Ensure that therapy area is maintained in a clean tidy and safe manner.
• Provide supervision of therapy assistants as required in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
• Performs other related assignments as assigned.

• Education: Must possess as a minimum a Bachelors degree in PT/OT or a Masters Degree in SLP from an accredit college or university. Clinical knowledge obtained from an accredited PT OT or SLP program
• Experience: Working knowledge of PPS and Medicare guidelines OBRA OSHA and state regulatory agency requirements. Must be knowledgeable of PT OT or SLP practice acts and procedures.
• License: Must have a current State license in specific discipline.

Non-Bargaining Unit Q1J - Crescent Occupational Therapy - MSQ Mount Sinai Queens