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Occupational Therapist-Home Care
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Cobble Hill LifeCare .
As the Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for evaluating the clients' level of physical functioning in the home and for working with the client, family and/or others for the planning, provision and coordination of occupational therapy services as ordered per MD prescription. The Occupational Therapist also works with other professional staff to establish rehabilitation and maintenance goals and activities.
Responsibilities
Develop a plan of treatment that includes modalities, frequency, expected outcomes, short-term and long-term goals.
Assess patients and develop a therapeutic plan of care for therapy including activities of daily living.
Evaluate home environment and recommend adjustments to facilitate patient safe functioning in the home and promote conservation of patient energy.
Evaluate patient's ability to perform activities of daily living in collaboration with agency professional personnel and recommend modalities to maximize patient's functional activities.
Evaluate and make recommendations for the use of medical equipment and other adaptive tools for ADL.
Consider the patient's psychological response to illness and subsequent physical changes.
Address patients' needs in a treatment plan with realistic short-term and long-term goals.
Document frequency and duration on evaluation.
Implement the plan of treatment under physician direction and in collaboration with agency professional personnel.
Apply occupational therapy procedures to achieve identified goals.
Instruct and monitor patients, families, and health team members in specific functional exercise programs to increase strength, range of motion, and coordination of upper extremities.
Teach use of adaptive equipment to client, family, and other appropriate health team personnel to achieve maximum independence.
Instruct patients, family members, and other appropriate health team personnel in treatment program exercises for continuation of a maintenance program.
Counsel patient/family to aid in interaction and adjustment to patient functional limitations.
Observe, record, and report to the physician and program personnel the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes.
Assist in developing alternate plan options for medically and/or financially ineligible referrals.
Maintain communication with other persons providing care and provide information to these persons to further aid in the rehabilitative process.
Modify the plan of treatment as needed and reflect these changes within the written plan of care and progress notes and verbalize the modifications to the CHHA RN.
What You Offer
License and current registration to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the State of New York.
Registered with the American Occupational Therapy Association, or graduate of a program in Occupational Therapy approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
A minimum of 1 year experience in a hospital, long-term care, rehab facility or home health agency.
Experience working with a pediatric population is required. A combination of experience working with pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations is a plus.
Demonstrates knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, regulatory and credentialing criteria and standard.
Salary: $80.00 - $85.00 per visit.
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Occupational Therapist-Home Care
role at
Cobble Hill LifeCare .
As the Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for evaluating the clients' level of physical functioning in the home and for working with the client, family and/or others for the planning, provision and coordination of occupational therapy services as ordered per MD prescription. The Occupational Therapist also works with other professional staff to establish rehabilitation and maintenance goals and activities.
Responsibilities
Develop a plan of treatment that includes modalities, frequency, expected outcomes, short-term and long-term goals.
Assess patients and develop a therapeutic plan of care for therapy including activities of daily living.
Evaluate home environment and recommend adjustments to facilitate patient safe functioning in the home and promote conservation of patient energy.
Evaluate patient's ability to perform activities of daily living in collaboration with agency professional personnel and recommend modalities to maximize patient's functional activities.
Evaluate and make recommendations for the use of medical equipment and other adaptive tools for ADL.
Consider the patient's psychological response to illness and subsequent physical changes.
Address patients' needs in a treatment plan with realistic short-term and long-term goals.
Document frequency and duration on evaluation.
Implement the plan of treatment under physician direction and in collaboration with agency professional personnel.
Apply occupational therapy procedures to achieve identified goals.
Instruct and monitor patients, families, and health team members in specific functional exercise programs to increase strength, range of motion, and coordination of upper extremities.
Teach use of adaptive equipment to client, family, and other appropriate health team personnel to achieve maximum independence.
Instruct patients, family members, and other appropriate health team personnel in treatment program exercises for continuation of a maintenance program.
Counsel patient/family to aid in interaction and adjustment to patient functional limitations.
Observe, record, and report to the physician and program personnel the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes.
Assist in developing alternate plan options for medically and/or financially ineligible referrals.
Maintain communication with other persons providing care and provide information to these persons to further aid in the rehabilitative process.
Modify the plan of treatment as needed and reflect these changes within the written plan of care and progress notes and verbalize the modifications to the CHHA RN.
What You Offer
License and current registration to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the State of New York.
Registered with the American Occupational Therapy Association, or graduate of a program in Occupational Therapy approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
A minimum of 1 year experience in a hospital, long-term care, rehab facility or home health agency.
Experience working with a pediatric population is required. A combination of experience working with pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations is a plus.
Demonstrates knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, regulatory and credentialing criteria and standard.
Salary: $80.00 - $85.00 per visit.
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