Inpatient and Outpatient Physical Therapy Supervisor

Department:

37500 AMC Manitowoc County - Administration: Rehabilitation

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This position is 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday. Responsibilities will be over both inpatient and outpatient services. Inpatient services are located at Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County. There is also an outpatient clinic at this location, the other clinic is located on the south side of Manitowoc on Dewey street. The supervisor will also have patient care hours along with administrative time.

Pay Range

$46.55 - $69.85

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversees the day to day operations in the department. Works as a team with other supervisors to achieve operational efficiencies and optimum patient satisfaction.
• Conducts studies and provides input related to department performance improvement and productivity standards.
• Facilitates implementation of care management strategies.
• Manages patient caseload in assigned areas and organizes staff schedules and coverage needs to meet volume and productivity standards, including temporary agency coverage. Provides patient care activities according to standards and functions of their individual professional practice.
• Develops and maintains site-based department policies and procedures. Oversees completion of all required documentation per department policy.
• Identifies, plans and organizes information systems and process improvements in the department. Ensures that staff are oriented, trained, and current with clinical and other competencies.
• Orients new staff to clinical and department policies and procedures; assigns mentors to new staff on rotation. Ensures staff competencies are met for equipment and skills.
• Collaborates effectively with system leadership, physicians and/or committees/work teams in developing, promoting, and enhancing new programs and services, strategies, site projects, standardized competencies, policies and procedures, and other market or site issues.
• Works in conjunction with site based and market teams to meet all local, state, and federal compliance standards, guidelines, and practices, including the DNV and The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
• Provides input into operating, staff and capital budgeting process and is accountable for operating within the budget. Ensures that all productivity, labor efficiency, and contribution margins are met. Manages building equipment and issues as required.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Physical Therapist license issued by the state in which you work, or
• Occupational Therapist license issued by the state in which you work, or
• Speech-Language Pathology license issued by the state in which you work, or
• Athletic Trainer license issued by the state in which you work.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy, or
• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy, or
• Bachelor's Degree in Speech Pathology, or
• Bachelor's Degree in Athletic Training or related field.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 3 years of