Occupational Therapist

Position Overview

Gurwin Certified Home Care Agency is looking for a full-time Occupational Therapist to cover Suffolk and Nassau County.

Responsibilities

• Reports patient’s initial status, significant changes, therapy plans and goals, ongoing status, and discharge plans.
• Provides the Agency with timely documentation including assessments, plans, goals, visit care, summary reports, and billing/visit data.
• Instructs patients, families and team members regarding programs that enhance and/or facilitate care and follow-up.
• Evaluates the patient’s social and architectural environment, makes recommendations, and implements them, as feasible.
• Complies with all regulatory criteria.
• Notifies the agency of visit schedule and changes.
• Provides professional leadership and clinical guidance and expertise to team members.
• Attends regular continuing education programs.
• Performs related duties, as necessary.
• Adheres to all aspects of Customer Service, including teamwork, empathy, courteous communication, and respect for others.

Qualifications

• A current New York State Occupational Therapy License.
• Minimum of one year experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Home health experience preferred.
• Comfortable with laptop/tablet and integrating them into a home visit.

Physical Work Requirements

• Ability to travel to patients' homes to make home visits.
• Ability to make clinical and managerial decisions within the scope of professional practice to perform occupational therapy procedures competently and independently.

Benefits

We offer an excellent salary, dynamic work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE M/F/D/V