Occupational Therapist Home Health Cranberry
Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Mars
Posted on: January 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description UPMC Home Health is hiring an Occupational
Therapist to join its team! This is a full-time position,
supporting Cranberry, Mars, Butler, Wexford and surrounding areas.
Join the team that’s providing the highest quality of home health
care in our communities. With state-of-the-art safety protocols and
the support of an academic medical center, UPMC Home Health has
demonstrated a continued commitment to keeping both our patients
and our employees safe and healthy. Responsibilities: - Attend
compliance training and adhere to the organization 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 which 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 on-going 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 same day. - Provide occupational
therapy services and participates 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 patient
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
December31, 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.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: - Automotive Insurance -
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) -
Driver's License - Occupational Therapist (OT) - Act 33 - Act 34 -
OAPSA UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Keywords: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn Hills , Occupational Therapist Home Health Cranberry, Healthcare , Mars, Pennsylvania
