Silver Lake Hospital of Newark, NJ is seeking to hire a full time Occupational Therapy Assistant to provide optimal care for our long-term acute care patients by assisting them in improving their daily living activities.
Silver Lake Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital with a reputation of providing patients with a place to heal before heading home. A long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) is an acute care specialty hospital that provides highly advanced and focused care for higher acuity patients who have not responded to short-term treatment in traditional general hospitals. The average length of stay in an LTACH is 25 days as compared to a 3-5 day average stay in a general hospital. Our safe and state of the art hospital is designed to admit and care for the most critically ill patients.
The Occupational Therapist Assistant administers treatment plan under a supervision of Occupational Therapist in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, regulations and guidelines. This position does provide direct patient care to adult and geriatric patients. The Occupational Therapist Assistant contributes to program development, quality improvement, program assessment, and departmental policy and procedure development.
We offer generous benefits including medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, supplemental insurance, life-long term disability insurance, free parking in a safe and secure garage, paid time off (PTO), and a comprehensive wellness program.
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If you feel that you would be right for this position complete our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!
Columbus Hospital LTACH is 63-bed critical care specialty hospital that provides highly advanced and intensively focused care for higher acuity patients who have not responded to short-term treatment in traditional general
hospitals.
As the leader in critical care medicine in the tri-state area, we are a Destination of Hope for our patients.
In addition, an LTACHs average length of stay is 25 days as compared to a 3-5 day average in a general hospital. A longer stay equates to a better outcome and opportunity for recovery. Fundamentally, patients appropriate for LTACHs include those who may be ventilator dependent, suffering from multi-organ failure or deep wound ulcerations.
Our Internationally Accredited state of the art hospital is designed to admit and care for the most critically ill patients.
At Columbus Hospital LTACH you’ll discover that we provide comprehensive and technologically advanced medical
care which can be directed by the patient’s own family physician.
Our clinical staff includes time-honored and well respected cardiologists, neurologists, pulmonologists and other specialists within their respective fields of medicine. In addition, you will find caring
and compassionate nurses, highly trained respiratory therapists, advanced nutritional practitioners,
compassionate occupational therapists, well versed speech therapists and certified medical assistants — all in support of our strong physician centered clinical model.
