About this opportunity
🔥 Occupational Therapists — ready for your next opportunity in Brooklyn? 🔥
I’m hiring for a full-time Occupational Therapist opportunity with a 189-bed rehabilitation and nursing center in Brooklyn, NY. This is a great fit for an OT who wants a consistent weekday schedule, strong earning potential, hands-on rehab experience, and a collaborative clinical environment where you can continue to grow.
✨ Opportunity Highlights
đź“Ť Brooklyn, NY
🗓️ Monday–Friday
⏰ 8-hour shifts
đź’° $45+/hour for newer OTs
đź’° Around $50/hour for experienced OTs, with flexibility based on experience
đź’µ Potential overtime
âś… NY OT license required
âś… CPR/BLS
🙌 SNF/LTC experience is ideal, but not required
Why this OT opportunity stands out
🤝 Interdisciplinary care: Work alongside PT, SLP, nursing, dietary, respiratory, social work, and MDS teams focused on the same resident-centered plan of care.
🌱 A place to learn and grow: New graduates and OTs who are newer to skilled nursing are encouraged to apply. The environment includes structured mentorship, hands-on orientation, and ongoing clinical education.
🚀 Real career pathways: The center is part of a growing network of 35 skilled nursing facilities, creating opportunities to explore specialty programs, mentorship, and leadership tracks.
👥 Meet the people you’ll work with: Interviews are conducted on site with the Director of Rehab and facility leadership.
⚖️ Work-life balance matters: A stable full-time weekday schedule gives you the opportunity to build meaningful clinical experience while maintaining consistency outside of work.
đźš— Convenient Brooklyn location: The center offers a spacious rehabilitation gym, free on-site parking, and public transportation access, with the B36 stopping in front and the B43 and B3 approximately one block away.
What you’ll do
- Evaluate residents’ functional abilities, limitations, precautions, and rehabilitation potential
- Develop individualized treatment plans with measurable, achievable goals
- Provide skilled OT interventions focused on ADLs, safety, independence, and return to prior level of function
- Complete evaluations, progress notes, recertifications, and discharge documentation
- Educate residents, families, and caregivers on therapy techniques and safety strategies
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support patient-centered care and discharge readiness
- Recommend adaptive equipment, durable medical equipment, and environmental modifications
- Supervise OTAs and students in accordance with the state practice act
What you’ll need
- Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
- Valid New York Occupational Therapist license/registration or license eligibility
- CPR/BLS
- Comfort with clinical documentation and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Commitment to resident-centered care, confidentiality, HIPAA, and Federal Resident Rights
Long-term care, sub-acute, geriatric rehab, or interdisciplinary care experience is a plus — but it’s not required. New graduates are welcome. 🙌
📣 Interested, or know an OT who could be a great fit? Let’s connect! Feel free to message me, tag someone, or share this opportunity with your network.
📱 James OConnor | (646) 617-5605
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