Provides occupational therapy assessment and treatment using advanced clinical skills in a specialty area of occupational therapy for patients. Serves as a clinical resource for other staff members. **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/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. 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. + Graduate of an accredited program approved by The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) + Must possess knowledge and skills required to provide quality customer service. **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) + Nationall Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) + Occupational Therapist (OT) + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting + Act 33 + Act 34 + Act 73 FBI Clearance + OAPSA **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**