UPMC Somerset is hiring for a casual, Occupational Therapist!

The schedule requirements for this role will work daylight hours, Monday through Friday, and will be scheduled on an as-needed basis, to support the needs of the department. Some weekend and holiday coverage will be required as well.

Purpose:

Provides occupational therapy assessment and treatment using advanced clinical skills in a specialty area of occupational therapy for patients referred to non-contracted and contracted facilities of the Rehabilitation Institute. Serves as a clinical resource for other staff members. May have an individual agreement with an academic institution for instructional services. Participates in research conducted within the Rehabilitation Institute.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains written documentation for all occupational therapy services rendered including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards. Co-signs occupational therapy assistant documentation biweekly.

• Communicates patient's status to the referring physician and other health care team members.

• Completes necessary charge and statistical information to accurately reflect the service rendered to the patient.

• Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity that meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.

• Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or family members when applicable.

• Participates in the organization's clinical education program by providing clinical supervision of students completing internships from various universities as requested.

• Maintains professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registration renewal.

• Performs occupational therapy assessment, reassessment, and treatment and supervises occupational therapy assistants in the treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic. Develop a plan of care including goals and treatment plan in accordance with physician referral, nature of injury/illness, and results of occupational therapy assessment. Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient's response to treatment and/or changes in patient's status. Works with occupational therapy assistants to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.

• Rotates through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.

• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs.

EDUCATIONAL/KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited program approved by The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES & INTERPERSONAL/LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Must possess knowledge and skills required to provide quality customer service.

• Must possess knowledge of normal human growth and development over the lifespan.

• Must be able to read, understand, analyze, and interpret medical record documents.

• Must be skilled in planning/organization, follow-up/control, delegation, problem-solving, self-development orientation, organizational behaviors/competencies, and stress tolerance.

• Must possess the ability to apply principles of logic and strategic thinking to a wide range of problems, and to deal with various abstract and concrete variables.

• Must possess effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Must possess the ability to identify referral growth opportunities.

• Demonstrated ability to interact with the healthcare team, coworkers, supervisors, and all members of the Corporate Management Team.

• Active participation with healthcare industry professional organizations is preferred.

• Must complete all mandatory competencies for system, CRS business unit, and/or facility.

• Must complete CRS Orientation, Facility-specific Orientation, and Department-specific Orientation(s) where appropriate.

• May in the course of their job duties be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Active license in practicing state required.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

• Occupational Therapist (OT)

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran