OP Lead Therapist (Pt, OT, Or Slp)

Description

Facility Name: Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center

Setting: Outpatient

Job Type: Full Time

City/State: Glendale, CA

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a leading provider of acute inpatient rehabilitation services with more than 300 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings and more than 30 joint venture inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the country. We provide high quality, patient-centered care to those who have experienced a loss of function from an injury or illness. Our team conducts comprehensive evaluations to determine each patient's unique needs, and then creates a multifaceted program using the latest rehabilitation therapies and advanced technologies to support them on their road to recovery. Our goal is to help our patients recover as fully as possible and regain the level of independence they hope to achieve. If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families

• Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees

• 6 paid holidays for full time employees

• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

• Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefit of care

• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors and staff. Assesses the risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions. Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards

• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in directing, delegating, and evaluation management Practice Applies management knowledge principles in order to comply with regulatory Agencies, Federal, State and hospital standards

• Coordinates and integrates inter-departmental and intra-departmental services

• Continuously assesses and improves the quality of (care and/or services) provided

• Demonstrates communication ability and creates mechanisms to facilitate effective communication within the department and the organization

• Demonstrates delegation and leadership ability by providing problem solving, decision making

• Meet with staff members as needed to discuss their performance competence and goal attainment

• Review therapist's professional objectives

• Determine annual competence of staff for their specific job function

• Provide new staff orientation to job responsibilities. Assist in determining end to probationary period

• Facilitates the maximum utilization of personnel according to Corporate guideline

• Assumes department responsibility for developing, implementing and evaluating a program of staff development for profession and non-profession staff that comprehensively includes competency assessment, orientation, in-services and continuing education

• Recruits, interview, selects and hires qualified personnel; validates licensure as appropriate, assures the orientation of the new employee; and, evaluates personnel performance to include rewards, promotion, transfers, demotions, suspensions and terminations

• Performs patient assessment

• Establishes plan of care

• Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals

• Provides care in accordance with physician's orders and established plan of care

• Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver or significant other and provides education to meet those needs

• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall effectiveness of the department

Qualifications

• A graduate of a program in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech Language Pathology approved by a nationally recognized accreditation body

• An applicable and current state license

• Current CPR certification

• Strong organizational and communication skills

Through a history of successful joint-venture partnerships and management agreements, Lifepoint Rehabilitation works with hospitals to more effectively meet the needs of their patients, maintain employee satisfaction and generate long-term quality outcomes for their entire organization. We are fully dedicated to our partners and delivering on the promise made to patients.

Compensation is from $34 - $60 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly range, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly range.