Occupational Therapist

Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: March 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Are you a motivated Occupational Therapist with a passion to support complex patients? UPMC Harrisburg is looking for a new Occupational Therapist to join their growing team. Schedule: Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Rotating weekends and holidays. 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 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. EDUCATIONAL/KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS: - Graduate of an accredited program approved by The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education 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) - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) - Occupational Therapist (OT) - Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal - Act 33 with renewal - Act 34 with renewal - Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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