Inpatient Physical Therapist Team Leader

About the role

At Children’s Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children’s health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct therapy services (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech/Language Pathology) to patients in accordance with the standards of practice of the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Assist in the management of the day-to-day operations of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation services as delegated by the Clinical Manager; responsible for ensuring that individual therapists meet productivity standards on a weekly basis and overseeing the coordination of patient caseloads for individual therapists
• Assist in and perform personnel management functions for the designated area including, but not limited to; interviewing, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and evaluating employees as delegated by or with the Clinical Manager or Director’s approval
• Plan, provide and evaluate orientation, training and continuing education programs or other opportunities for learning as delegated for their designated area, department or other Hospital staff; ensure staff conformity with Hospital and regulatory agency conformity; and serve as mentor to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation staff and students in designated area
• Ability to meet physical and non-physical demands as outlined in the job description is an essential function of the job
• Assist in developing, interpreting, and reviewing policies and procedures of the Department; participate in monitoring and controlling assigned operational and capital budgets within administrative guidelines as delegated by Clinical Manager and Director
• Assume other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area

Work Experience

• At least 3 years previous Physical Therapy experience (Required)
• At least 4 years related experience (Preferred)
• At least 1 year supervisory experience (Preferred)

Education

• Graduate or professional work or advanced degree (Required)

Licenses and Certifications

• License to practice Physical Therapy in the state of Texas (Required)
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements (Required)

Benefits

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years
• 4%–10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement