Occupational Therapist

Position Overview

Gurwin Certified Home Care Agency is looking for a full-time Occupational Therapist to cover Suffolk and Nassau County.

• Reports patient’s initial status, significant changes, therapy plans and goals, ongoing status, and discharge plans.
• Provides the Agency with timely documentation including assessments, plans, goals, visit care, summary reports, and billing/visit data.
• Instructs patients, families and team members regarding programs that enhance and/or facilitate care and follow-up.
• Evaluates the patient’s social and architectural environment, makes recommendations, and implements them, as feasible.
• Complies with all regulatory criteria.
• Notifies the agency of visit schedule and changes.
• Provides professional leadership and clinical guidance and expertise to team members.
• Attends regular continuing education programs.
• Performs related duties, as necessary.
• Adheres to all aspects of Customer Service, including teamwork, empathy, courteous communication, and respect for others.

• A current New York State Occupational Therapy License.
• Minimum of one year experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Home health experience preferred.
• Comfortable with laptop/tablet and integrating them into a home visit.

• Ability to travel to patients' homes to make home visits.
• Ability to make clinical and managerial decisions within the scope of professional practice to perform occupational therapy procedures competently and independently.

We offer an excellent salary, dynamic work environment.

EOE M/F/D/V