Job Description
The staff Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating and treating patients and facilitating rehabilitation and independence. Provides treatment interventions to patients/clients that are safe, timely, effective, efficient, patient-centered and in compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
1. Performs initial examinations, selects appropriate assessment tests and measures, establishes appropriate goals, plans and implements treatment interventions, performs timely re-examinations and modifies goals and treatment interventions accordingly.
2. Provides treatment interventions to patients/clients that are safe, timely, effective, efficient, patient-centered and in compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
3. Assumes responsibility for all documentation requirements in a timely manner, i.e., initial examinations, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
4. Provides training to families, caregivers, or medical personnel as indicated.
5. Recommends appropriate durable medical equipment in coordination with appropriate team members. Writes letters of medical necessity when indicated.
6. Participates in discharge planning, makes recommendations for continued occupational therapy and provides home exercise programs when appropriate.
7. Communicates findings with physicians and team in a prompt manner.
8. Coordinates and adjusts schedule according to department needs
9. Maintains department productivity expectations
10. Attends all appropriate conferences, rounds, in services and meetings.
11. Will be assigned additional patients in the event that coverage is necessary as dictated by staffing needs
12. May be required to perform other duties as assigned or perform other duties when necessary
13. Participates in the supervision of Mobility Aids, volunteers, and OT students
14. Participates in the development of other staff members and in their training, as assigned.
15. Serves as a clinical instructor to students and participates in student lecture development.
16. Follows all MSM/MSW policies and procedures.
17. Identifies and provides appropriate strategies to educate patients so that environmental constraints and learning barriers are addressed effectively.
Qualifications
Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited OT curriculum. National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) preferred.
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSW
SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai West, BEM - Rehab Medicine Inpatient Unit - WST, Mount Sinai West
