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Occupational Therapist Per Diem

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
Salary Range: 33.66 - 67.05
Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours: 0.0
FTE: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule: Day 8
Work Shift: 8:30-5pm
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Nuvance Health extends from New York’s Hudson Valley to western Connecticut. Our team of more than 15,000 caregivers delivers compassionate care through seven community hospitals, primary care and specialty practice locations, outpatient settings, home care services and telehealth visits. With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. As we journey forward, we are guided by our values: personal, imaginative, agile and connected. Our curiosity is opening new pathways and creating new advancements in healthcare for all.

Description

Summary:
Provides services that identify, prevent, remediate, and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain with emphasis on upper extremity function, maximal independence in activities of daily living, and cognitive perceptual motor function. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.
 
Responsibilities:
1. Develops, implements and evaluates the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), caregiver(s) an physician(s).
2. Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care. Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate
3. Provides direct occupational therapy services in accordance with the plan of care established by the physician.
4. Maintains records on visits to clients; including evaluation, plans for care, client's response to therapy. Provides discharge planning when applicable, and clinical notes.
5. Participates in case management conferences with the nurse and other team members to coordinate the occupational therapy program with total plan of care.
6. Provides education and counseling to the patient and family members regarding occupational therapy treatment regimen.
7. Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and makes client referrals for same, when needed.
8. Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: HQ Home Care-Certified

Org Unit: 1700

Department: Occupational Therapy

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $33.66 - $67.05 Hourly

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