One of our client is looking for a Occupational Therapist
Type: Temp to Perm
Location: New York
General Responsibilities:
* Provide appropriate treatment to school age children as outlined in the IEP goals and directives.
* Provide ongoing classroom communication with the teachers as well as the parents in regards to child's progress and assist in home program implementation.
* Acts as OT department liaison with institutes of higher education, for whom we are providing clinical training.
Responsibilities: The Occupational Therapist provides direct treatment of a minimum of 50 sessions per week at the School Age level
* Daily completion and monthly completion of session notes for Occupational Therapy (OT) department.
* Monthly updates and monitoring of OT attendance cards/databases.
* The Occupational Therapist coordinates completion and collection of all OT reports, goals, and regression summaries
* The Occupational Therapist ensures all paperwork in compliance with all regulatory agencies.
* Instructional Programming/curriculum development to address OT needs of School Age students.
* The Occupational Therapist assists in researching and ordering new equipment and supplies.
* The Occupational Therapist attends parent and staff meetings and in-services offered by client
* Conduct OT evaluations for students when requested by School Age Coordinator and School District(s).
* The Occupational Therapist complies with on NYSED, DOH and HCDS paperwork requirements and IEP Direct
* Complies with documentation requirements (including physician recommendations/ prescriptions)
* Complies with all NYSED, DOH requirements/audits
* Ensuring Medicaid compliance
* The Occupational Therapist attends required trainings to ensure compliance with current requirements by NYSED, DOH, Medicaid and HCDS
* The Occupational Therapist prepares closed files for storage at the end of each school year and summer
* Take necessary courses/workshops to maintain OT licensure.
Qualifications:
* Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from a nationally accredited college or univ required
* Experience with children with Autism/PDD and other developmental disabilities required
* New York State Licensed Occupational Therapist required
* Must meet Medicaid eligibility standards
* Willingness to complete Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) training modules in a timely manner.
* An ability and willingness to provide direct occupational therapy services to students with disabilities.
Please email:
#LI-IK1