Great stuff! Thanks very much. Lara -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of pat Sent: 20 February 2005 17:42 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [OTlist] considering OT or OTA career
Lara, Most jobs aren't listed on websites. Have you tried the Sunday edition of the local paper? I work at two clinics (a chiropractic rehab center and a pain management clinic), and neither job was listed anywhere.. I got both jobs, (and the offer of a third at a pulmonary clinic) by word of mouth. You might want to try contacting non-traditional settings and ask if they have any openings. Also, many clinics contact universities that have OT programs looking for new grads. Have you checked with your school? Pat At 05:44 AM 2/20/2005, you wrote: >Thanks, Jimmie - comprehensive info there! > >Also, thanks to Mary and Frank for their information. I'm impressed by the >DoL stats, but still didn't find any entry level jobs in NY on the aota >site. I did find lots of jobs listed on the advanceforot.com site. > >Cheers >Lara > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Jimmie Arceneaux >Sent: 18 February 2005 13:45 >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [OTlist] considering OT or OTA career > > > >Hi Lara, > >You might try contacting the NY OT association or AOTA (AOTA.org) for >information. Advance for OT is a magazine with a website where you can >explore job openings. >Speaking from experience, OT is a profession that took a considerable hit >back in 1999 with the passage of the Balanced Budget Act. Many businesses >were shut down and many lost their jobs. The profession has recovered some, >but it is not near to the job outlook status it previously enjoyed. With >Medicare being the primary payer for OT service, we will continue to have >the possibility of further problems regarding payment for OT services in the >future. Basically there is still the requirement to cap OT under Medicare B >at the beginning of 2006. This is unless Congress decides to again put the >cap on moratorium or God forbid finally get rid of this piece of shoddy >legislation. OT is not a qualifying service under home care, which means we >are at the whim of other professions regarding when and how we can enter a >case. There is also talk of a home health co-pay, which would undoubtedly >hit the therapies hard as I can see patients limiting therapy visits to save >money for needed nursing and aide visits. >Additionally, OT is the only of the rehabilitation professions with a >identity crisis. In that I mean that OTs tend to have difficulty defining >themselves and often practice and speak of themselves in ways which confuse >the public. > >It can be a rewarding career choice nonetheless. It provides you the >opportunity to touch lives in a way that other rehabilitation professions >cannot. > >Jimmie > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Lara Cely >Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 2:54 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [OTlist] considering OT or OTA career > > >I'm relocating to NYC soon and was considering a career change in OT or as >an OTA. However, I can't seem to find many jobs available, and I'd certainly >like to work after getting the degree! > >Where are the career/job websites for this profession? What are the starting >salaries in the NY area? > >Thanks for your help, >Lara > > >-- Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >*** NOTICE--The attached communication contains privileged and confidential >information. If you are not the intended recipient, DO NOT read, copy, or >disseminate this communication. Non-intended recipients are hereby placed >on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, duplication, distribution, or >taking of any action in reliance on the contents of these materials is >expressly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, >please delete this information in its entirety and contact the Amedisys >Privacy Hotline at 1-866-518-6684. Also, please immediately notify the >sender via e-mail that you have received this communication in error. *** > >-- >Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
