Occupational Therapist

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

UPMC West Shore is hiring a Casual/Per Diem Occupational Therapist to support its acute care patient population. The position provides occupational therapy assessment and treatment using advanced clinical skills in a specialty area for patients referred to Rehabilitation Institute facilities. The therapist serves as a clinical resource for other staff members, may provide instruction through an individual agreement with an academic institution, and participates in research conducted within the Rehabilitation Institute. The therapist assesses, reassesses, and treats pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician; develops and adjusts plans of care based on the referral, assessment results, and patient response; and supervises occupational therapy assistants. The role also includes documenting care, communicating with physicians and the healthcare team, providing home instructions when applicable, and contributing to clinical education and professional development. Schedule: 16 weekend hours per month are required, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The therapist may pick up additional shifts.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited program approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
Active occupational therapist license in the practicing state.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, required within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification.
Act 34 clearance.
Knowledge of normal human growth and development across the lifespan.
Ability to read, understand, analyze, and interpret medical record documents.
Skills in planning and organization, follow-up and control, delegation, problem solving, self-development, organizational behaviors and competencies, and stress tolerance.
Ability to apply logic and strategic thinking to a wide range of problems and to handle abstract and concrete variables.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to identify referral growth opportunities.
Ability to interact with the healthcare team, coworkers, supervisors, and members of the Corporate Management Team.
Completion of mandatory competencies for the system, CRS business unit, and/or facility, as applicable.
Completion of CRS, facility-specific, and department-specific orientations, as applicable.
No contact with medications is allowed, even when job duties take the employee into rooms where medications are stored.

Nice To Haves

Active participation with healthcare industry professional organizations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain written documentation of occupational therapy services, including initial assessments, follow-up visits, and discharge summaries, consistent with department standards.
Co-sign occupational therapy assistant documentation biweekly.
Communicate patient status to the referring physician and other healthcare team members.
Complete charge and statistical information accurately to reflect services provided.
Schedule patients to meet or exceed facility productivity standards while ensuring quality patient care.
Provide verbal and/or written home instructions to patients or family members when applicable.
Provide clinical supervision to students completing internships from universities, as requested.
Maintain professional licensure or registration through continuing education and professional development.
Assess, reassess, and treat pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician.
Supervise occupational therapy assistants in patient treatment.
Develop plans of care, including goals and treatment plans, based on physician referral, the nature of the injury or illness, and assessment results.
Modify or adjust plans of care based on patient response to treatment or changes in patient status.
Work with occupational therapy assistants to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.
Rotate through selected treatment areas when needed to meet organizational needs.
Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and in-service education programs.
Participate in research conducted within the Rehabilitation Institute.