Pediatric Occupational Therapist – Aspire Pediatric Therapy – Pittsburgh, PA

Occupational Therapist-Aspire Pediatric Therapy

Part Time-Full Time with Flexible Schedule

Purpose:
Provides occupational therapy assessment and treatment using advanced clinical skills in a specialty area of occupational therapy for children. Serves as a clinical resource for other staff members.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise COTA employees with required observation time, conducting and scoring initial and re-evaluations and signing daily progress notes/reports (additional compensation provided for said responsibilities)
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs.
• Completes necessary charge and statistical information to accurately reflect the service rendered to the patient.
• Maintains professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registation renewal.
• 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.
• Participates in the organization’s clinical education program by providing clinical supervision of students completing internships from various universities as requested.
• Performs occupational therapy assessment, reassessment and treatment and supervises occupational therapy assistants in the treatment of pediatric patients in our outpatient clinics or an Early Intervention setting.
• Develops plan of care including goals and treatment plan in accordance with the 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.
• Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or family members when applicable.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CPR
• Nationall Board Certification of Occupational Therapy
• Occupational Therapist

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $27.00 – $34.00 per hour

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Occupational Therapy License (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19