Job Description
Job Title: Occupational Therapist, Full-Time (Passvant McCandless)
Job ID: 81755017
Status: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Hours:
Shift: Day Job
Facility:
Department: Passavant Acute OT
Location: 9100 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh PA 15237
Description
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services is currently hiring a full-time Occupational Therapist to support UPMC Passvant McCandless, located in Pittsburgh, PA. The candidate will work Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and rotating weekends and holidays. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we invite you to apply!
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 Centers for Rehab Services. 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 Centers for Rehab Services.
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.
Qualifications
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 a variety of 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 healthcare team, coworkers, supervisors, and all members of the Corporate Management Team
Active participation with health care 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:
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hireThe Graduate Therapist is expected to:* Sit for the licensure exam at the soonest availability, not to exceed six months following onset of employment
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Nationall Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Occupational Therapist (OT) OAPSA UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Salary Range:
$25.39 to
$39.89 / hour
Union Position: No
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