Occupational Therapist, Senior

Make a Lasting Impact in Pediatric Therapy

Our UPMC Children's Satellite location in Erie, PA is seeking a compassionate and creative Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team. This is a meaningful opportunity to help children reach their fullest potential through personalized, play-based, and evidence-informed therapy.

We’re looking for a dedicated professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about supporting children and their families on their developmental journey.

This is an exciting opportunity ro help grow a new satellite location, collaborate with physicians and be part of a large academic medical center with a large therapuy department!

UPMC offers a robust career ladder - Title and Rate of Pay will be based on Education and Experience. Starting rate of pay for an Occupational Therapist is 32.46/hour.

Maintains written documentation for all occupational therapy services rendered, including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards.

Communicates patient 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 patients and/or family members when applicable.

Performs occupational therapy assessment, reassessment, and treatment for pediatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic.

Develops a plan of care including goals and treatment plans 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.

Rotates through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.

Graduate of an accredited program approved by The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience preferred.
• Previous pediatric experience preferred.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in a specialty area preferred.
• Previous clinical teaching experience preferred.
• Program development experience and ability preferred.
• Six months experience with Rehabilitation Institute preferred.
• 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, RI business unit and/or facility.

Must complete RIOrientation, 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 hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
• Occupational Therapist (OT)
• Act 31 / Act 33 / Act 34 / Act 73 with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran