Occupational Therapist-Psych Integrated Outpatient Service RV-Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Rivington-Full Time, Days, Tuesday through Saturday

Occupational Therapist-Psych Integrated Outpatient Service RV-Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Rivington-Full Time, Days, Tuesday through Saturday

The staff Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating and treating patients and facilitating rehabilitation and independence. S/he develops and designs treatment plans for physically, mentally and/or emotionally disabled patients. The Occupational Therapist enables, enhances and improves patients ability to gain independent, productive daily living and working environments.

• Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
• Evaluates and establishes patients' physical and mental learning abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic attainable rehabilitation goals within scope of patients disability.
• Selects educational, recreational and social activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
• Evaluates patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
• Documents therapy activities and maintains necessary records in patient files, assist in the evaluations and rehabilitation of assigned patients medical/psychiatric conditions by conferring with social worker, nurses and other disciplines.
• Trains and educates caregivers how to provide for the needs of the patients during and after therapy.
• Recommends changes in patients' work or living environments that is consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Develops and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
• Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities such as vocational rehabilitation or social services based on psychological, physical or vocational needs.
• Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work and school skills and adjust to handicaps
• Attends clinic on biweekly basis to assist physicians with evaluation and treatment of clinic patients.
• Corresponds with insurance companies to gain approval of adaptive equipment.
• Performs other related duties.

• Masters degree in Occupational Therapy
• 0-2 years experience as Occupational Therapist
• NYS active Occupational Therapy licensure
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) preferred.

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSBI

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $51.69 - $59.61 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and MS Downtown, B4D - Psych Integrated Outpatient Service RV - BI, Mount Sinai Beth Israel

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