• Occupational Therapist

    Hawthorne Foundation Inc. (Hawthorne, NY)


    Occupational Therapist JobID: 247

     

    + Position Type:

     

    School Program

     

    + Date Posted:

     

    3/11/2024

     

    + Location:

     

    Westchester School Age

     

    *NEW AND EXCITING NEWS! Hawthorne Foundation Inc. has implemented a generous SIGN-ON BONUS of $1500 for new full-time employees!*

    + $750– on completion of 3 months of employment

    + $750 -on completion of 6 months of employment

    FULL-TIME OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT HAWTHORNE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL-WESTCHESTER CAMPUS (SCHOOL AGE)

    Organization Profile: Hawthorne Foundation Inc. serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our educational, vocational and life skills programs are only a few of the programs available. We also offer parent training, recreational activities and crisis intervention.

     

    Mission: An Applied Behavior Analysis approach to lifelong quality educational, habilitative, vocational and recreational programs for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

     

    Vision: To foster independence, integration, individualization, and productivity while enhancing the quality of the lives for the people we serve. Our goal is to enable each and every individual to reach his/her maximum potential in the least restrictive environment by selecting and promoting educational practices that are grounded in research and science, in particular applied behavior analysis; and, to assist each individual with identifying and realizing his/her own goals.

    Job Responsibilities (Occupational Therapist):

    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 Hawthorne Country Day.

    + 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.

    + *MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION BENEFITS *RETIREMENT PLAN* EDUCATION INCENTIVES*LIFE INSURANCE/AD&D*403B PLANS *PAID VACATION, HOLIDAY & SICK TIME FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

    EOE

    Job Type: Full-time

     

    Required education: Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from a nationally accredited college or university.

     

    Required experience (if applicable): Experience with children with Autism/PDD and other developmental disabilities.

     

    Required license or certification (if applicable): New York State Licensed Occupational Therapist

    Other qualifications:

    -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.Salary: $73,314- $85,107 Yr.