Occupational Therapist – Skilled Nursing Facility

Occupational Therapist

Skilled Nursing Facility

Monday-Friday 8am-4pm (flexible)

Start January 9th, 2023

Queens, NY

Horizon Healthcare Staffing has an excellent occupational therapist job opportunity in a Queens, NY based Skilled Nursing Facility. This occupational therapist job is an ongoing position.

We are seeking dedicated and hardworking candidates to fill our client’s needs. Occupational therapy services help patients regain functional mobility and relearn everyday physical skills that were lost due to physical, psychological, or developmental disabilities.

An occupational therapy job focuses on the activities of daily living. OTs take great care in evaluating a resident to determine how that person’s cognitive and functional abilities, limb movements, coordination, mobility, fine motor skills, balance and vision affect his or her ability to perform tasks.

OT Job Details:

Discipline: Occupational Therapist

Position Type: Ongoing

Venue Type: Skilled Nursing Facility

Schedule: Monday – Friday 8am-4pm (flexible

Location: Queens, NY

– New graduates encouraged to apply

Occupational Therapist Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing skilled occupational therapy services/interventions in accordance with Physician orders
• Assessing patient needs, planning for, evaluating, and modifying care to meet goals of Occupational Therapy Interventions
• Collaborating with all disciplines to plan and evaluate team goals for each patient
• Instructing patient/family/caregivers on patient’s total occupational therapy program
• Advising, consulting, and instructing members of the multi-disciplinary team in specific occupational therapy modalities
• Observing and reporting patient progress and/or changes in patient status to Physician and appropriate multi-disciplinary team members
• Other duties as assigned

Occupational Therapist Job Requirements:

• Good organizational skills
• Good written skills
• Valid New York State OT license
• New grads encouraged to apply