***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-MANHATTAN CAMPUS (SCHOOL AGE-SWD 1-6)
CONTRACTORS WELCOME
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/Part-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.