PT - PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Company: Encompass Health
Location: Jeannette
Posted on: September 28, 2024
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Job Description:
The Therapy Team leader assists the Director of Therapy
Operations in day-to-day operations of a therapy team or
discipline. The position requires effective supervisory skills
along with good communication skills for interdepartmental
relationships, and competency in licensed discipline evaluation,
assessment, care planning and treatment. The Therapy Team Leader
must delegate and supervise tasks of therapist assistants and
technicians; assist with staffing, scheduling, orientation,
training and communications to provide adequate coverage for
patient treatments; and maintain open and on-going communication
with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital
needs are met. This position typically provides patient care in
licensed discipline 80% - 90% of work hours.
The Therapy Team Leader helps create an environment and culture
that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by meeting or
exceeding its goals, conveying the hospital mission to all staff,
holding staff accountable for performance, motivating staff to
improve performance, and being responsible for the operation of the
department, to include measurement, assessment, and continuous
improvement. The Team Leader helps staff improve their clinical
skills, and overall performance, through staff development and
mentoring.
Qualifications
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
License or Certification:
- Current State license as a Physical Therapist, Occupational
Therapist, or Speech Language Pathologist.
- BLS (CPR) required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire
within this role.
- If clinician is an SLP, successful completion of SLP
Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) is required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A minimum of three year's discipline-specific or leadership
experience required, with no less than 2 years being clinical.
- Active on Therapy Clinical Ladder (when eligible) or specialty
professional certification, preferred.
Machines, Equipment Used:
- General office equipment such as computer/laptop, telephone,
copy/fax machine, calculator, scanner, etc.
- Microsoft Office software, to include Outlook, Word, and
Excel.
Physical Requirements:
- Visual acuity, speech recognition, speech clarity.
- Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing
a minimum of 30 pounds including medical supplies and equipment and
the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable
assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling
are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements.
Skills and Abilities:
- Oral communication, written communication, active listening. Must
be able to speak and understand English.
- Information ordering, deductive reasoning, social perceptiveness,
time management, critical thinking.
- Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet
deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
- Ability to work independently without continuous supervision.
Environmental Conditions:
- Indoor, temperature controlled, smoke-free environment.
Occasional outdoor exposure.
- Exposure or potential exposure to blood and body fluids may be
required.
- Handicapped accessible.
- May work under stressful circumstances at times.
Proficiency or Productivity Standards:
- Has regular, reliable, and predictable attendance and
punctuality.
- Adheres to dress code including wearing ID badge.
- Adheres to Standards of Business Conduct.
- Maintains current licensure and/or certifications, if
applicable.
- May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and/or
night shifts if needed to meet deadlines.
- May be required to work on religious and/or legal holidays on
scheduled days/shifts.
- Will be required to work as necessary during disaster situations,
i.e., before, during or after a disaster.
- May be required to stay after workday to assist after a disaster
situation until relief arrives.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned by
supervisor.
- This position will support cultural diversity by promoting and
maintaining an inclusive work environment and culture that is
respectful and accepting of diversity.
Keywords: Encompass Health, Penn Hills , PT - PHYSICAL THERAPIST, Healthcare , Jeannette, Pennsylvania
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