Occupational Therapist Per Visit, Home Health Care​/Eastern Long

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values.

We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Occupational Therapist Per Visit, Home Health Care / Eastern Long Island. In this role, the successful candidate provides safe, therapeutic, age-appropriate occupational therapy to help patients restore or improve functional physical abilities, promote cognitive and behavioral changes, and adapt surroundings to achieve optimal level of daily life (ADL/IADL) tasks. Uses clinical expertise to plan delivery of care through examination, planning, implementation and evaluation.

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Evaluates and assesses patients including the use of appropriate tests and measures; considers patient safety issues and home environment factors. Establishes plan of care with measurable and functional short term/long term goals.
• Implements and modifies appropriate interventions/treatments based on the patient’s functional status, behavioral changes, home environment, patient response and status in conjunction with the plan of care.
• Interacts and collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes and health care goals.
• Educates patient and family regarding patient’s functional status and plan of care. Provides home exercise program and instructs on home safety factors.
• Re-assesses patient progress toward short term/long term goals and modifies the plan of care accordingly.
• Completes and maintains accurate documentation reflecting the assessment, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, education, intervention and evaluation according to Federal, Department of Health (DOH) and The Joint Commission (TJC) requirements.
• Assists leadership with achieving corporate goals, improving quality of patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction. Participates in Agency quality assessment/performance improvement initiatives.

To qualify, you must have a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy (ACOTE approved NYS OT program). Current and valid NYS Occupational Therapy license and registration. Basic Life Support Certification. 1-2 years Hospital (Inpatient) or Orthopedic or Outpatient or Pediatric Rehabilitation setting. Communication (both written and oral), customer service, and critical thinking skills. Basic computer skills.

1-2 years Home Care Experience.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. We are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package.

Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it s developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resource groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed…