What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Community Medical and Dental Care Inc?
Community Medical and Dental Care, located in Rockland County, NY, has an immediate opening for a part-time Occupational Therapist. We are looking for an occupational therapist to join our team for Sundays and after-school hours.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible to facilitate development and rehabilitation of patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy.
- Responsible to helps patients develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities; directing aides, technicians, and assistants.
- Responsible to promote maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
- Responsible to evaluate results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.
- Responsible to assure continuation of therapeutic plan by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
Qualifications:
- Current NY license
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Salary/Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Medical benefits package
- Paid Time Off
- Flexibility
Community Medical & Dental Care, Inc., is a non-profit community health center serving the medically-underserved population of Rockland County, NY. We offer linguistically-diverse and culturally sensitive health care to our patients. Community Medical & Dental Care, Inc., has over 60 health care providers who offer a wide range of services including Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Dentistry/Oral Surgery, Allergy, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Nutrition Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Podiatry, Speech Therapy, and Urology.
Community Medical and Dental Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.
Salary : $45 - $70
