Overview

ArchCare Program: ArchCare at Home-Westchester

Overview:

ArchCare cares for people of all ages and faiths where they are most comfortable and best able to receive it – at home, in the community and in nursing homes. As the Continuing Care Community of the Archdiocese of New York, we see enhancing the lives of our elders and others who need extra help to stay healthy and live life to its fullest as more than just a job. To us, it’s a privilege and our calling.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for evaluating the patient's level of physical functioning and providing training and/or assistive devices to eliminate or reduce areas of deficit.
• Develops a plan of care with patient and caregiver involvement and in collaboration with the nurse, identifying short and long-term goals.
• Evaluates, instructs and monitors specific functional exercise programs to increase strength, range of motion, and coordination of upper extremities.
• Teaches use of adaptive equipment to the patient, caregiver, and other appropriate health team personnel to assist the patient to achieve maximum independence.

• Maintains communication with the physician and other personnel involved in the patient’s care, through written reports, attendance at meetings, and confirmed telephone calls.

Salary: Fee for service $75 per visit, $80 for eval

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Current NYS license to practice as an Occupational Therapist

Education:

• Degree from Accredited Institute for Occupational Therapy

Overview

ArchCareProgram:ArchCare at Home

Location: Westchester County

Overview:

ArchCare cares for people of all ages and faiths where they are most comfortable and best able to receive it – at home, in the community and in nursing homes. As the Continuing Care Community of the Archdiocese of New York, we see enhancing the lives of our elders and others who need extra help to stay healthy and live life to its fullest as more than just a job. To us, it’s a privilege and our calling.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial and ongoing physical therapy evaluation according to APTA standards of practice and New York State Law and Rehabilitation Department guidelines.
• Providesphysical therapy services for the patient, as ordered by the physician.

• Develops a plan of care for the patient, in collaboration with the nurse, identifyingshort and long termgoals and patient and caregiver involvement.
• Performs clinical tests to discover functional limitations and the potential for restoration and develops a plan of care with restorative and maintenance goals to meet identified needs.
• Observes, records and reports to the physician and the nurse, the patient’sreaction to treatment and any changes in thepatient'scondition.
• Works with the health team to shorten the patient recovery from illness and incorporates the management of residual disability.
• Fits assistive devices forself-careand ambulation; trains patient in the use of devices and inspects for function.

• Participates in evaluating overall position performance, goal setting and achievement, and performance improvement plan.

Job Type:Fee For Service

Salary:

Fee For Service Rates

$125 SOC

$75 per visit

$80 Eval

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Current NYS license to practice as a Physical Therapist
• Current Driver’s License,requiredinsurance and car available for work asrequired

Education:

• Associate Degree
• Bachelor’s Degreepreferred