Occupational Therapist

Join UPMC Chautauqua as a Casual Occupational Therapist and enjoy flexibility without weekend or holiday requirements! This role primarily provides acute care coverage, offering day or evening shifts based on your availability. You'll work in a collaborative environment, supporting patients across pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations while applying advanced clinical skills to help them regain independence. This is a great opportunity to maintain work-life balance while contributing to a growing team. If you're passionate about patient-centered care and want flexibility with purpose, we'd love to hear from you! In this role, there is opportunity to - + Perform occupational therapy assessments, develop care plans, and adjust treatments as needed. + Provide hands-on therapy for patients across all age groups in acute care settings. + Supervise occupational therapy assistants and ensure quality care delivery. + Document evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries per department standards. + Communicate patient status and treatment plans to physicians and the care team. + Educate patients and families with clear home instructions and therapy goals. + Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and uphold patient confidentiality. + Participate in staff meetings and in-service education programs as needed. + Support clinical education by mentoring students during internships when requested. + Ensure accurate billing and statistical reporting for all services provided. Required + Graduate of an accredited program approved by The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education + 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. + 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. Preferred + Active participation with health care industry professional organizations 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. New York SCR Application - Due within first week of Hire + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) + Occupational Therapist (OT) + NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL) + NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse (NYSCR) UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran