Occupational Therapy Supervisor - Level 1 Trauma Center

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Washington, DC is seeking an Acute Occupational Therapy Supervisor to lead a small team of therapists within our Level 1 Trauma Center. This role combines supervisory duties with occasional patient care, focusing on program development and efficient service delivery.

Responsibilities include evaluating and planning care, coordinating scheduling, and collaborating with leadership to improve quality and access. Requires DC OT licensure, CPR, and 3–4 years of rehab experience.

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited school of Occupational Therapy.
• DC Occupational Therapist licensure.
• CPR certification.
• 3-4 years clinical experience in a rehabilitation setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision of staff therapists and some direct patient care as needed.
• Coordinates day-to-day operations, staffing, scheduling, and coverage under leadership directives.
• Supports program development, quality improvement, and referral management in collaboration with leadership.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Education

Degree from an accredited school of Occupational Therapy

Job description

About the Job

MedStar Health is looking for an Acute Occupational Therapy Supervisor to join our team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center! This role involves mostly supervisory duties with some patient care as needed. You'll be supporting a small team of staff therapists within our 900-bed, Level 1 Trauma Center.

AsanAcuteOccupationalTherapy Supervisor,you willprovideoccupational therapy services to patients, to include but not limited to screening and evaluation, treatment planning, treatment implementation, treatment reassessment and revision, patient/client re-evaluation, discharge planning, and documentation. You will assist in coordinating day-to-day operations in collaboration with leadership and coordinate effective short-term scheduling and team member coverage. You'll beresponsible forworking with leadership to promote proper and efficientutilization of quality services; participating in program development, expansion, and improvement with leadership and other team members; and helping develop and maintainsystems to manage referrals and to communicate with key stakeholders.

Joinoneof the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metroregion, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Primary Duties:

• Provides evaluation and treatment services including review of pertinent historical information, performance of specific assessments, and determination of recommendations and documentation of results. Explains evaluation findings and treatmentplantopatientand family and incorporatespatientand family in the goals setting. Demonstratesproficiencyin implementation of treatment protocols.Consultswith other healthcare professionals asindicated. Documents change ina patient'scondition.Demonstrates autonomy in clinical practice and clinical reasoning is guided by analytical processes and evidence-based practice. Takes initiative in pursuing and directing continuing education for professional growth and competency for self and organization. Actively supports thedepartmentstrategic plan and provides clinical development support to meet department needs.

• Promotes excellent customer experience and great access. Demonstrates a professional commitment to provide frictionless patient access to care through flexibility, adaptability, creativity, and actions/behaviors that display empathy in our patient consumer driven environment. Participates in team removal of barriers to access. Coordinates day-to-day operationsatthe direction of leadership.Includingassistingwith the coordination of daily staffing and patient scheduling, working with team members to meet productivity expectations and service demands,participatinginutilizationand peer review activities, andassistswith ongoing feedback to team membersregardingobserved performance and talents tofacilitategoal achievement.Assistswith performance appraisals and completes them promptly.

• Assistsin the selecting, training, orienting of staff as directed by leadership. Participates in department, service-line, and discipline specific decision making and problem solving as itimpactspatient care.Identifiesopportunities for process improvement, need for task force development, development of specialproject, or implementation of evidence-based practice. Collects and monitors data to ensure quality outcomes.Assistswith development and review of clinical policies under guidance of leadership.

• Participates in program development, expansion, and improvement with leadership and other team members. Catalyzes communication and collaboration with physicians, and other program/service stakeholders, across the care continuum as applicable. Activelyparticipatesin teams/committees to promote the goals of the service line. Coordinates community and MedStar outreach and formal marketing initiatives to expand potential patient and referrer awareness of programs and services.Assistwith the initiative in developing and managing referrals.

Qualifications:

• Degree from an accredited school of Occupational Therapy.
• Occupational Therapist licensure in District of Columbia (DC).
• CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation).
• 3-4 years clinical experience in a rehabilitation setting withdemonstratedexpertise.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $89,065.00 - USD $162,801.00 /Yr.