Occupational Therapist PROVISIONAL
DepartmentOCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Location
Manhattan
Job ID122293
Civil Service ClassificationCompetitive
Hire In Rate$92,700.00 (for employees new to HHC)
Salary Range$92,700.00 - $92,700.00
Pay FrequencyYear
Full/Part TimeFull-Time
Regular/TemporaryRegular
Regular ShiftDay
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is a state-of-the-art facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, equipped with 164-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and 201-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) based in Harlem. Carter excels at providing quality medical, sub-acute, rehabilitative and long-term specialty services for individuals in need of medically-complex care like ventilator weaning. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies our ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnership.
From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Carter ranks #6 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received a high-performance rating for Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
Position Overview: A License Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in an out-patient or ambulatory care setting. With ability to perform assigned task independently and/or with minimal supervision. Responsible for evaluating occupational therapy needs and implementing comprehensive and individualized treatment to assigned patients. Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistant as assigned by the director.
Responsibilities:
Perform evaluation and treatment. Utilizing evaluation/re-evaluation findings, chooses appropriate equipment, therapeutic techniques and/or modalities to achieve optimum individualized patient results.
Prepare daily work schedule allocating adequate time for completion of assignments.
Provide treatment that include but is not limited to therapeutic exercises, transfers, activities of daily living, pain management, balance training, wheelchair mobility and management with documentation in progress note.
Review patient's medical chart prior to initial contact and subsequently at periodic intervals to obtain pertinent information and consult with Physician and/or appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team.
Perform patient evaluation/re-evaluation which may include goniometry, manual muscle testing, transfers, ADL, skin condition, sensory testing, standardize testing and document appropriately.
Interpret evaluations/re-evaluation findings and formulates individual treatment programs with time frames for short-term and long-term goals and record progress on EMR.
Establish treatment programs for individual patients.
Maintain proper and timely records concerning patient treatment, attendance and progress as well as short and long-term goals.
Assign treatment procedures and supervise progress of patients treated by OT Assistants.
Utilize Rehabilitation Technicians to aid in administering appropriate patient treatment as per their direction.
Write evaluations and maintain progress notes and records in the EMR system.
Check and prepare treatment areas and equipment to insure patient safety and reports to Supervisor accordingly.
Provides patient and/family education of safety precautions and Home Exercise Program as appropriate.
Participate in facility in-service and education.
Maintain accountability with respect to safety, efficiency, effectiveness, ethics and legal issues.
Supervise and instruct Occupational Therapy students, Rehabilitation Technicians, and Volunteers as required.
Assumes other responsibilities as agreed upon by the Occupational Therapy Supervisor/Rehabilitation Director
Minimum Qualifications
Possess 4-5 years of formal education and Bachelor/Master's degree in an accredited Occupational Therapy program, holds an active NYS License and NBCOT
Possess at least 2 years of clinical experience in an Out-patient and/or ambulatory care setting. Additional clinical experience in an acute, sub-acute and/or SNF setting is preferred
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written communication
Capable of spending 10-25% of time lifting, carrying, moving items or patients weighing 50 pounds or more. Capable of constant standing and walking required during patient treatments
Knowledgeable in utilization of EMR; knowledge in EPIC is preferred
BLS certified
With experience in ventilator setting is preferred
Strong management skill
How To Apply
If you wish to apply for this position,
DepartmentOCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Location
Manhattan
Job ID122293
Civil Service ClassificationCompetitive
Hire In Rate$92,700.00 (for employees new to HHC)
Salary Range$92,700.00 - $92,700.00
Pay FrequencyYear
Full/Part TimeFull-Time
Regular/TemporaryRegular
Regular ShiftDay
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is a state-of-the-art facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, equipped with 164-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and 201-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) based in Harlem. Carter excels at providing quality medical, sub-acute, rehabilitative and long-term specialty services for individuals in need of medically-complex care like ventilator weaning. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies our ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnership.
From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Carter ranks #6 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received a high-performance rating for Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
Position Overview: A License Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in an out-patient or ambulatory care setting. With ability to perform assigned task independently and/or with minimal supervision. Responsible for evaluating occupational therapy needs and implementing comprehensive and individualized treatment to assigned patients. Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistant as assigned by the director.
Responsibilities:
Perform evaluation and treatment. Utilizing evaluation/re-evaluation findings, chooses appropriate equipment, therapeutic techniques and/or modalities to achieve optimum individualized patient results.
Prepare daily work schedule allocating adequate time for completion of assignments.
Provide treatment that include but is not limited to therapeutic exercises, transfers, activities of daily living, pain management, balance training, wheelchair mobility and management with documentation in progress note.
Review patient's medical chart prior to initial contact and subsequently at periodic intervals to obtain pertinent information and consult with Physician and/or appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team.
Perform patient evaluation/re-evaluation which may include goniometry, manual muscle testing, transfers, ADL, skin condition, sensory testing, standardize testing and document appropriately.
Interpret evaluations/re-evaluation findings and formulates individual treatment programs with time frames for short-term and long-term goals and record progress on EMR.
Establish treatment programs for individual patients.
Maintain proper and timely records concerning patient treatment, attendance and progress as well as short and long-term goals.
Assign treatment procedures and supervise progress of patients treated by OT Assistants.
Utilize Rehabilitation Technicians to aid in administering appropriate patient treatment as per their direction.
Write evaluations and maintain progress notes and records in the EMR system.
Check and prepare treatment areas and equipment to insure patient safety and reports to Supervisor accordingly.
Provides patient and/family education of safety precautions and Home Exercise Program as appropriate.
Participate in facility in-service and education.
Maintain accountability with respect to safety, efficiency, effectiveness, ethics and legal issues.
Supervise and instruct Occupational Therapy students, Rehabilitation Technicians, and Volunteers as required.
Assumes other responsibilities as agreed upon by the Occupational Therapy Supervisor/Rehabilitation Director
Minimum Qualifications
Possess 4-5 years of formal education and Bachelor/Master's degree in an accredited Occupational Therapy program, holds an active NYS License and NBCOT
Possess at least 2 years of clinical experience in an Out-patient and/or ambulatory care setting. Additional clinical experience in an acute, sub-acute and/or SNF setting is preferred
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written communication
Capable of spending 10-25% of time lifting, carrying, moving items or patients weighing 50 pounds or more. Capable of constant standing and walking required during patient treatments
Knowledgeable in utilization of EMR; knowledge in EPIC is preferred
BLS certified
With experience in ventilator setting is preferred
Strong management skill
How To Apply
If you wish to apply for this position,
Job ID: 481700232
Originally Posted on: 6/18/2025
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