Occupational Therapist -Early Intervention- Queens

Occupational Therapist Position Full Time Early Intervention/Home care Professionals

Homecare visits in the clients most functional environment

30 visit/week requirement for benefits

Visits are 30 minute treatments

Early Intervention 0-3 years, 3-21 and 21-99 years (No DOE cases)

We are looking for a committed and patient-focused Occupational Therapist to 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.

Starting your career with Therapists 2 Go allows you to ease your mind and focus your time on becoming the best clinician you can be. You can do this because Therapists 2 Go takes care of the rest by offering:

• Competitive salary
• Medical
• 401(k) w 100% company matching
• PTO-holiday/sick/vacation)
• Dedicated Full-Time Mentor (Clinical Supervisor)
• Unlimited Professional development (CEU’s)
• ABA-Applied Behavioral Analysis Training
• Mileage reimbursement
• Yearly Budget for Therapy Supplies
• Loan Forgiveness
• Flexible schedules
• Mobile/paperless documentation minimizes printing/scanning/faxing/mailing notes
• Direct Deposit (1st & 16th )
• Regularly scheduled monthly meet-ups and networking opportunities with colleagues

Responsibilities

• Address client’s 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 client’s 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
• Supervise OTA's and HHA's
• 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
• Hands-on experience with computer programs and creative media
• Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools ( e.g. ADL scale, Lawton IADL scale)
• Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
• Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession
• Professional behavior
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Valid license to practice occupational therapy
• BS degree or greater in occupational therapy

Therapists 2 Go is a network of professional home visit therapy providers who have dedicated their time & expertise to deliver their valued services in their clients most functional environment, their homes. A therapist is a therapist in any environment, but a homecare provider is an expert in adaptation, innovation and demonstrative knowledge helping their clients and their families maximize productive lives. Therapists 2 Go provides therapeutic services Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy services to the whole client or birth to 99 years.

Therapists 2 Go’s Early Intervention Program specializes & provides services to eligible children with developmental disabilities, from birth to age three, and their families. Therapists 2 Go is an approved provider of the Early Intervention Program (EIP) by New York State to service the following areas and counties: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk.

Therapists 2 Go’s Early Intervention program offers a full array of evaluations and services implemented to maximize the full potential of each child. Parents and family members are encouraged to participate in partnership with the team of interventionists to enhance their child’s development.