UPMC·Seven Fields, Pennsylvania
Provide age-sensitive occupational therapy services in home settings, including assessment, intervention, and treatment to maximize patient functional abilities. Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and ensuring optimal patient satisfaction.
UPMC Home Health is hiring a casual Occupational Therapist for Millvale and surrounding areas. Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm Purpose: Provide age-sensitive professional occupational therapy services in the home setting, including assessment, intervention, treatment, and instruction to patients of all ages to maximize functional abilities and ensure optimal care.
Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures. Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal patient satisfaction. Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of services we provide. Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of UPMC Home Healthcare towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization. Continually develops professional skills by assuming responsibility for ongoing continuing education. Assigns and supervises the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. Advises and consults with the family, inter-intradisciplinary team members, physicians, and other professionals, as appropriate, to ensure optimal patient care. Maintains and completes all documentation promptly and accurately, including visit assessment, OASIS, 485, and Verbal Orders on the laptop device or in written documentation while in the patient's home and within the agency and regulatory standards. Data syncs (transmits) information the same day. Provide occupational therapy services and participate in the development of an occupational therapy plan of treatment, including modalities, frequency, and treatment in collaboration with the referring physician for patients from birth to geriatrics to assist patients in obtaining maximum functional independence within the standards of occupational therapy. Evaluates, plans, and treats patients in an effective Occupational Therapy Program, including the use of modalities and assistive devices within the Standards of Occupational Therapy Practice.
Graduate of an Occupational Therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association; or is eligible for the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association; or Two (2) years of appropriate experience as an occupational therapist and has achieved a satisfactory grade on a proficiency examination conducted, approved, or sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service, except that such determinations of proficiency do not apply with respect to persons initially licensed by a State or seeking initial qualification as an occupational therapist after December 31, 1977, required. One (1) year of Occupational Therapy experience to practice without supervision or less than one (1) year if practicing under supervision, i.e., ALF/PCH, required.
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Must be a graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy curriculum and hold a valid Occupational Therapist license. Requires one year of experience to practice without supervision or less than one year if practicing under supervision.
Market context
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