Therapy Team Lead Home Health Beaver County
Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Mars
Posted on: March 10, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Are you seeking a fulfilling career that allows
you to deliver personalized, one-on-one patient care and contribute
to a leadership role within your team? UPMC Home Health is hiring a
skilled and compassionate Therapy Team Lead to join our home health
interdisciplinary team supporting the Beaver County and surrounding
areas! You’ll work in a home setting with a diverse patient
population throughout these surrounding communities. You will also
have the opportunity to coordinate therapy services, be a clinical
resource for your peers, and mentor newly hired employees.
Candidates must be willing to work occasional weekend shifts as
assigned. Responsibilities: - Attend compliance training and
adheres to the organization standards of conduct, policies, and
procedures. - Focus on customer service and continually strives to
perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in
optimal patient satisfaction. - Identify, develop, and participate
in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency
that will enhance the quality of services we provide. - Perform
duties and job responsibilities in a fashion which coincides with
the service management philosophy towards patients, visitors,
staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the
organization. - Direct, advise and facilitate patient care
according to CoP and policies and procedures of the home health
organization. - Coordinate all therapy secondary referrals in a
timely manner (within agency timeframes) assuring productivity
standards are met before work-plus is charged or referrals are
given to contractors. Assure timeliness of referrals to
contractors. - Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level
of productivity which meets or exceeds the expected standard
established for the facility by the organization while ensuring
delivery of quality patient care. - Communicates patient's status
to the referring physician and other health care team members. -
Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or
family members when applicable. - Maintains written documentation
for all therapy services rendered including documentation of
initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary
consistent with department standards. - Performs therapy
assessment, reassessment and treatment and supervises assistants in
the treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
patients referred by a physician to the clinic. - Develops plan of
care including goals and treatment plan in accordance with
physician referral, nature of injury/illness and results of therapy
assessment. - Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient's
response to treatment and/or changes in patient's status. Works
with PTAs and COTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status
changes. - Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) in state of PA.
Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy Program, B.S. Degree in
Physical Therapy required. Member of the American Physical Therapy
Association preferred, - OR Licensed Occupational Therapist in PA
and in Ohio where applicable required. Graduate of an accredited
Occupational Therapy program, B.S. Degree in occupational therapy
required. Certification by National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) required. Member of American
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) preferred, - OR Current
Speech Language Pathologist license in PA and/or in Ohio where
applicable required. Master's Degree Speech Language Pathology
required. Certificate of Clinical Competence required. Member of
American Speech and Hearing Association preferred. Licensure,
Certifications, and Clearances: - Automotive Insurance - Basic Life
Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Driver's
License - Occupational Therapist (OT) OR Physical Therapist (PT) OR
Speech Pathologist - Act 33 - Act 34 - OAPSA UPMC is an Equal
Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Keywords: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn Hills , Therapy Team Lead Home Health Beaver County, Healthcare , Mars, Pennsylvania
