**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**