Occupational Therapist

Who we are:

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future.

As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most – patient care.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

What you’ll do:

• Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Provide comprehensive patient evaluations that set realistic short- and long-term goals, plans.
• Prepares patient for return to all aspects of daily living including home and employment by determining potential difficulties and implementing treatment plans to address all areas.
• Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress, recommending, and implementing adjustments and modifications.
• Maintains appropriate patient case load to meet company required metrics of 60-65 pts/week for a 40-hour work week.
• Participate in monthly staff meetings.
• Supervise COTA, OT/COTA students as needed.
• Completes discharges and all paperwork in timely manner and consults with physicians, nurses, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences as needed.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs
• Maintains patient confidence and protects facility operations by keeping information confidential.
• Upholds a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures and infection control guidelines.
• Keeps up with professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements.
• Fabrication of custom splints and UE orthotics.
• Maintains all inventory for splinting and patient needs.
• Reports to Occupational Therapy Lead.
• Performs other duties as assigned.