Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center -
Highland Park in Wellsville, NY, is seeking per diem OT's !
New grads are welcome to apply!!
Highland Park is ranked one of the best nursing homes by US News and World Report. Rated 5 stars by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
At Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, we strive to provide the highest quality of individualized care to each resident in a manner that promotes dignity, comfort, and support ultimately enabling them to reach their maximum level of physical, emotional, and psychosocial functioning and well-being.
The Occupational Therapist will develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with physical, mental or developmental conditions. You will offer effective and client-centered services that will enable people to confidently and independently carry out everyday tasks or activities. The successful candidate will have a holistic perspective and will be able to adapt the environment to fit the person.
Responsibilities:
- Address clients aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
- Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions
- Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
- Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
- Assess clients home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
- Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
- Guide and educate family members and caregivers
- Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals
- Collect data and document processes followed
- Regularly follow-up client
Skills:
- Proven working experience as occupational therapist
- Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy
- Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools
- Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Valid license to practice occupational therapy
Career Advantages:
- Practice in an environment built on integrity and progressive, ethical care
- In-house therapy dept- NON CONTRACT
- Electronic documentation system
- Work collaboratively with a supportive team of therapists and nursing staff