Occupational Therapist

Are you a motivated Occupational Therapist with a passion to support complex patients? UPMC Harrisburg is looking for a new Occupational Therapist to join their growing team.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Rotating weekends and holidays.

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 which 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/registation 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. + Develops 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 Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Active license in practicing state required. + CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) + Occupational Therapist (OT) + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran