•This position will be filled provisionally pending a Civil Service Training & Experience exam (entails submitting an application and being rated per civil service guidelines).

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensed by the New York State Education Department as an Occupational Therapist.

Typical Work Activities:

Performs occupational therapy procedures upon the written prescription or referral from a physician, utilizing an exercise or creative activity designed and/or adapted to correct or remedy any disability; Evaluates the degree of function and disability of patients or students unless contra-indicated by professional judgment or a physician's admission notes; Develops a treatment plan based upon his findings, short- and long-term rehabilitation goals and in accordance with the physician's diagnosis, prescription or referral; Records all evaluations, re-evaluations, progress notes, consultations and discharge summaries; Participates in the selection of personnel in the occupational therapy service, assigns their duties and provides supervision; Fabricates and applies hand splints, trains patients in the use of adaptive assistive devices and/or self-help techniques to achieve maximum independence; Participates with other personnel in the formulation of patients' total care plans; Confers periodically with physicians regarding all facets of patient care and related activities; Develops or assists in the development of occupational therapy policies and procedures; Assists in the development of and instructs in the in-service education program; Maintains program records including but not limited to the service budget, statistical reports of the frequency and types of treatment and number of patients or students treated.

Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time, Per diem

Pay:

$40.00 - $46.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person