Occupational Therapist- Rehab-Part Time-Day-Mount Sinai Queens

The staff Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating and treating patients and facilitating rehabilitation and independence. S/he develops and designs treatment plans for physically, mentally and/or emotionally disabled patients. The Occupational Therapist enables, enhances and improves patients ability to gain independent, productive daily living and working environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
• Evaluates and establishes patients' physical and mental learning abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic attainable rehabilitation goals within scope of patient’s disability.
• Selects educational, recreational and social activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
• Evaluates patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
• Documents therapy activities and maintains necessary records in patient files, assist in the evaluations and rehabilitation of assigned patient’s medical/psychiatric conditions by conferring with social worker, nurses and other disciplines.
• Trains and educates caregivers how to provide for the needs of the patients during and after therapy.
• Recommends changes in patients' work or living environments that is consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Develops and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
• Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities such as vocational rehabilitation or social services based on psychological, physical or vocational needs.
• Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work and school skills and adjust to handicaps
• Attends clinic on biweekly basis to assist physicians with evaluation and treatment of clinic patients.
• Corresponds with insurance companies to gain approval of adaptive equipment.
• Performs other related duties.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Occupational Therapy
• Experience: Graduate of accredited Occupational Therapy Program
• License/Certification: New York State Occupational Therapy License. National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) preferred

Non-Bargaining Unit, 390 - REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT - MSQ, Mount Sinai Queens

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