Supervisor Physical Medicine - PT @ FMOLHS

The supervisor of physical medicine at a hospital oversees the daily operations of physical therapy and rehabilitation services, ensuring high-quality patient care and compliance with regulatory standards while managing and supporting clinical staff.

• Leadership Collaboration and Partnership
• Assists in the preparation of performance appraisals as assigned, provides feedback to employees to ensure adequate communication and understanding and the efficient provision of high-quality health care services. Keeps Director or Manager advised of all employee concerns including those leading to disciplinary action.
• Facilitates open communication between disciplines to meet the interdisciplinary needs of the department.
• Addresses employee behavior issues timely and effectively. Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor staff. Assigns and monitors staff work and work schedules according to department policy.
• Assists Director or Manager with interviewing and develops and provides orientation training to new staff members.
• Develops and provides orientation training programs for all departmental personnel and documents staff member participation in an effort toward ensuring the provision of high-quality staff development and continuing education services by the department.
• Promotes an effective working environment by scheduling staffing levels that are adequate to cover patient care needs and meet departmental efficiency requirements. Assists with assigning caseload to staff members to ensure efficiency in departmental operations.
• May serve as a student coordinator for the department. Supervises interns and employees involved in clinical internship programs and provides high quality assistance and guidance during the learning process.
• Assists Director or Manager with unit payroll toward ensuring information accuracy and promoting efficient departmental management.
• Program Management and Daily Operations
• May carry a case load in specialty area (Speech Pathology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy) in order to maintain efficient operations within the department.
• Performs and documents thorough evaluations on patients, sets up a detailed treatment plan for each patient, and communicates the results of the evaluation with the patient/significant other involving the patient in planning, implementation and revisions of the treatment plan.
• Ensures that work areas are adequately stocked with equipment and supplies.
• Ensures that periodic equipment maintenance is carried out in order to control hospital and departmental costs and ensure the conservation of all hospital resources.
• Performance Improvement and Quality
• Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, and training sessions in an effort to share his/her own expertise with others and further the quality of education and personal growth provided to new personnel, volunteers, and interning students.
• Assists in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement programs and participates in multi-disciplinary continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Ensures the appropriate application of the hospital's mission and philosophy and departmental and hospital policies and procedures in a manner that promotes the provision of high-quality health care services and departmental effectiveness.
• Assists the Director or Manager in development of new and/or revision of current departmental P&P as necessary.
• Assists the Director or Manager in preparing for accrediting agency surveys (e.g., JCAHO, LDH, CMS) and makes recommendations for staff continuing education requirements in an effort to promote departmental efficiency, ensure compliance with accreditation standards, and provide quality patient care and health care services.
• Strives to promote the quality of his/her own performance by remaining current with the latest trends in field of expertise through participation in job-relevant seminars and workshops.
• Other Duties As Assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service and Quality.
• Experience: Four (4) years in PT
• Education: Graduate of an Accredited Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapy Program; minimum Bachelor’s degree for PT/OT, Master’s for ST
• Licenses and Certification: Current Louisiana state license in area of specialization (PT, OT, or ST); current BLS
• Skills and Abilities: planning and organization, direct patient care, effective communication, customer service, interpersonal skills, active listening, attention to detail