Lead Therapist

JOB SUMMARY

To serve as the Therapy Lead by being responsible for clinical standards of practice, staff competencies, patient care, continuing education for staff, productivity, staffing, participation in hiring and evaluation of clinical associates, and other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

CLINICAL SKILLS

Delivers quality care

Pursues and provides educational opportunities

Shares knowledge with others

Uses a wide variety of techniques & technologies

Customizes treatment & communications to individual patient needs (IE cultural & cognitive)

Plans for discharge appropriate to setting & circumstances in a timely manner (IE HEP, equipment, family teaching)

Develops professional discipline specific policies and procedures

Provides clinical oversight, direction, and development of best practices

Assess clinical competencies

Coaches, counsels, & implements corrective action plans

DOCUMENTATION

Uses objective measurements appropriate to substantiate care

Completes documentation on the date of service

Interventions selected match treatment delivered & meet regulatory standards

Documentation substantiates charges selected

Documentation meets clinical policy & procedure guidelines (frequency, timeliness-daily notes, biannual summaries

& discharge instructions)

Reviews staff documentation for compliance with policies and procedures.

TEAM EFFORT

Effectively manages staffing schedules

Manages productivity for team

Efficiently & effectively schedules patients

Demonstrates flexibility to help others (IE provide coverage @ other sites, adjust work schedule to meet needs, assist others to cover patients)

Program development & involvement

Staff & student development

Embraces change and promotes positive work environment

MANAGEMENT

Directs, counsels and develops staff

Develops leadership skills

Completes Performance Development Plans (PDPs)

Assures adequate staffing department to meet regulatory requirements & productivity standards

Manages productivity requirements of team

Identifies & resolves daily operational issues

Completes operational budgets

Controls expenses and works towards financial targets

Embraces and implements new processes and techniques

Markets program and develops referrals.

COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Adheres to current standards

Guides professional conduct including the code of ethics and practice guidelines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and discipline specific governing body

Provides appropriate supervision to assistants, therapy aides and students.

PROTECTS PATIENT INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Secures all information in confidential space

Follows facility confidentiality policy

COMMUNICATES EFFECTIVELY

Delivers key messages from leadership to staff

Informs management of key issues that arise from staff

EVALUATES OUTCOMES OF CARE

Works collaboratively with Program Director on performance improvement projects, patient outcomes and cost efficiencies.

Conducts and monitors discipline appropriate quality measures.

Researches and implements best practices

OVERSEES AND PARTICIPATES IN STUDENT, AIDE AND VOLUNTEER EDUCATION

Assigns students, aides and volunteers to staff

Monitors clinical experiences

Provides written feedback to students and clinical institutions

Develops ongoing clinical relationships with accredited institutions

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech Language Pathology required

Master's Degree preferred

Work Experience

3-5 years of experience in a clinical role preferred

Previous experience in an inpatient rehabilitation setting preferred

Licenses / Certifications

Clinical license in appropriate discipline required