Supervisor, Physical Therapy, Home Care

Responsibilities

• Consistently and effectively coordinates Home Care Rehab staffing and supervises delivery of patient care and daily operations.
• Affirms daily staffing targets are met to meet patient/client needs, which includes coordinating with Intake, supervisors, and clinicians to assure staffing mix is aligned with patient/client needs.
• Assists the Director with timely and accurate payroll entries.
• Provides team member education and counsel regarding DRH Health policies and procedures.
• Aids in Home Care Rehab policy development or revisions as appropriate.
• Collaborates with Director to assure accuracy and staffing mix is aligned with patient/client needs and budgeted/scheduled hours to maintain productivity standards.
• Completes competency checklist as established per professional/departmental standards.
• Maintains current state licensure by completing licensing board and state requirements.
• Consistently completes CEU requirements as mandated by home health and/or professional association.
• Completes evaluations, develops purposeful goals, creates and carries out individualized treatment plans, patient and family education/training, and completes administrative tasks including documenting billing information and keeping timely and accurate records of documentation required by law and hospital policy and procedures.
• Takes responsibility for care given to patient by support staff, which includes orienting, instructing, and directing work activities of assistants, students, techs.
• Confers with physician and other practitioners to integrate Home Care Rehab Therapy Services with other aspects of patient’s health care.
• Complies and stays up to date with federal, state and local regulations regarding home care and specifically as it relates to the areas of practice with OT, PT, ST.
• Participates and oversees the home care Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program along with the organizational processes in the hospital setting.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Demonstrates understanding of the obligation to preserve the confidentiality of customer and staff health and financial information and circumstances.
• Demonstrates leadership by actively participating in task force and committee roles as assigned.
• Uniforms must be worn in accordance with dress code requirements.
• Regular attendance and punctuality for scheduled shifts.
• Adapts assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the physical, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each person served.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education opportunities including internal and external educational offerings.
• Utilizes assistive devices for lifting is mandatory.
• Must adhere to, and promote, safety protocols at all times.

Qualifications

• Communication skills including fluency in oral and written English.
• Basic computer skills including the ability to send/receive/email, navigate information technology associated with the position, and use Electronic Health Record information tools.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; Ability to remain flexible to quickly adapt to urgent situations.
• Ability to adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment, and techniques to accomplish the requirements of the position.
• Advanced, fingerprint background checks are required for this position.
• Analytical skills for selecting the best diagnostic tools and analyzing results to identify an accurate diagnosis while developing an effective treatment plan;
• Communication skills for communicating diagnoses, test results, and available treatments in terms that clients and their families can understand;
• Compassion when working with individuals frustrated by the difficulties they are experiencing;
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints;
• Critical thinking skills for adjusting treatment plans as required and identifying alternative ways to help;
• Attention to detail for maintaining notes on treatment and progress;
• Listening skills for listening to concerns and symptoms of clients so they can decide the most appropriate course of treatment;
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques;
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Demonstrated experience with patient care, meeting defined goals and targets, and leading team members.
• Proficiency with patient evaluations and treatment plans.
• Ability to interpret laws, rules, policies, and procedures for compliance.
• Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization including but not limited to patients, patient support systems, and providers.
• Graduate or doctoral degree in Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy.
• At least 1 year of work experience related to daily operations oversight.
• Ability to assist Director with overall therapy program oversight.
• Experience with administrative tasks such as monitoring staff use of time and leave, team member scheduling, budgeting, billing, and recordkeeping preferred.