Salary: $27.75 - $46.25 / hr Overview:

• Newly renovated building!
• Shift Differentials
• Full Benefits Package, including 401k with Employer match
• Relocation bonuses up to $15,000!

This position is located in Ticonderoga, NY. , in the heart of the Adirondacks.

Join Our Team: If making a difference in someone's life is important to you, join our team today! Employee Perks!: 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match, Consistent work and holiday rotations to provide you with a great work/life balance, Flexible Scheduling, Free Hot and Iced Coffee, Free meal each shift!, Free On-Site Parking, Free Uniforms, Friendly and supportive staff, Generous PTO & holiday package, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, NEW Weekly Pay Schedule!, Picturesque, 30-acre wooded campus, Point-earning employee reward program: redeem for prizes!, Quiet rural neighborhood, Uniform Provided Responsibilities:

• Assumes the duties of the Director of Rehabilitation Services in absence of the Director.
• Initiates skilled therapy treatments in accordance with physician’s orders and rehabilitation goals; maintains required contract with physician.
• Maintains written evaluations, progress notes, MDS records and discharge summaries for residents in therapy program according to state, federal and facility policies; makes written recommendations for inter-disciplinary care planning and treatment.
• Collaborates with other members of the inter-disciplinary health care team to integrate rehabilitation goals into the comprehensive care plan.
• Provides input for Resident Care Planning (RCP) and Resident/Family Care Plan Review meetings; attends when appropriate; completes required documentation after the meetings.
• Maintains statistical records of residents’ treatments.
• Assists with education and in-service trainings when needed.
• Records and updates residents’ care plan(s).
• Informs resident or qualified representative about care and treatment plan and possible outcomes of treatment, or lack of treatment if resident refuses participation in a therapy program.
• Orients, trains and supervises departmental personnel; assists with students assigned to the facility or educational programs.
• Compiles and submits requisitions for supplies and equipment.
• Acts as direct report for Therapy/Rehab personnel in conjunction with Director.
• Ensures all documentation is processed accurately and timely.
• Leads departmental meetings (in Director’s absence) and attends the following inter-departmental meetings when appropriate:
  a. Resident Care Planning
  b. Quality Assurance Committee
  c. Quality Assessment and Review Committee
  d. Morning Report
  e. Safety Committee
  f. In-service Education
  g. Staff Meeting for Department heads and Supervisors

Qualifications:

• Licensed Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, or Speech Language Pathologist professionally educated in an accredited curriculum with a baccalaureate degree
• License to practice in the state in which work is performed
• Must have interest in working with the elderly and respect the rights of residents during care and treatment services
• Displays genuine concern for the elderly and patient and compassionate attitude
• Current, valid CPR/BLS certification
• Possession of ability to teach, inspire and motivate others; ability to organize workload, delegate assignments and promote teamwork required
• Experience in the geriatric field of Occupational/Physical Therapy or
• Speech Language Pathology preferred
• Experience with computer hardware and software including
• Microsoft Office preferred
• Elderwood expects all current and new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination. Employees may request a medical exemption from vaccination.

EOE Statement: WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.