Therapy Supervisor PTA - FT - Days - Physical Therapy-Harlingen

DHR Health; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Harlingen, TX seeks a Therapy Supervisor PTA for full-time, daytime outpatient rehabilitation leadership. The role supports the Director in guiding staff, maintaining quality care, and supervising therapy services to meet budget and patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a Texas PTA or PT license, is BLS certified, and has 3+ years of outpatient rehab experience with strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of physical therapy or physical therapy assistant.
• Current Texas PT/PTA license.
• Current BLS certification.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Rehabilitation Staff.
• Direct and manage delivery of therapy services within budget and quality targets.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local regulations.
• Collaborate with other departments to meet facility goals.
• Maintain department safety and cleanliness and equipment readiness.
• Assist Director with hires, discipline, and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

Documentation

Verbal communication

Team coordination

Education

Texas PT/PTA license

BLS certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Therapy Supervisor PTA - FT - Days - Physical Therapy-Harlingen - 21474

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Description

Summary:

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Therapy Supervisor assists the Director to ensure that the highest standard of rehabilitation services is delivered and maintained. The Therapy Supervisor assists the Director in goal planning, development, implementation, directing and monitoring of the Outpatient Rehab by direct supervision all clinical staff members. Assures competency of all personnel. Assists in formulating budget, evaluates department system of reviewing department charges, evaluates department performance versus budget and takes appropriate action to remain in budget guidelines. The Therapy Supervisor also assists in ensuring customer satisfaction with the development and implementation of quality and cost effective clinical programs and ensuring that services are provided efficiently and effectively within DHR's mission, vision, and values and in accordance with safe professional practice. The Therapy Supervisor recognizes the interdisciplinary nature of the outpatient Physical Rehab program and therefore collaborates with other departments and their leadership to meet the goals of the Director and of the facility. The Therapy Supervisor also maintains efficient and effective department operation while requiring compliance with all state, federal and local regulatory laws, standards and protocols.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an accredited school of physical therapist or physical therapist assistant required

Current registered physical therapist/assistant license in the State of Texas

Current BLS certification required

Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Good written and verbal communication skills required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years of outpatient rehab experience preferred.

Knowledge of physical medicine, physical therapy modalities, anatomy and physiology

Knowledge of disease processes and related causative factors

Knowledge of benefits/values of rehabilitative medicine and rehabilitative medicine agents

Knowledge of infection control, sterile technique and related impact on rehabilitative medicine practice and equipment.

Knowledge of physical therapy machine operation, maintenance and repairs of same.

Ability to maintain control and respond calmly and positively during crisis situations (i.e. Code Blue)

Demonstrated knowledge of operations and healthcare management, TJC and other local, state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the supervision of Rehabilitation Staff.

Promote the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices

Direct and manage the delivery of therapy services and patient care which are integrated with business plans and meet or exceed cost, quality, clinical, and utilization standards and performance measures.

Ensure that services meet members, physicians, and internal clients' needs in a changing, competitive health care market.

Observe and evaluates treatment effectiveness and recommends change to physician if needed.

Ability to perform and appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provided and reassessments as per policy. This includes pediatric, adolescent, geriatric and the general patient population.

Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency of all rehabilitation services modalities.

Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family. Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers.

Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly. Maintain department cleanliness and safety. Comply with ongoing departmental inspections of equipment and physical space, make recommendations regarding equipment utilization and needs.

Direct and ensure continuous improvement of all clinical practices, services, and operations by managing the design and implementation of systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient care across the continuum of care.

Plan, develop, and/or direct the implementation of service area and/or divisional initiatives within service line or service area which develop and share best practices and standards of care.

Direct and/or delegate to Therapy Clinic staff the appropriate delivery and level of services.

Direct budget management and resource allocation; manages financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care and service.

Manage requests for new expenditures by careful evaluation of ROI (return on investment) and timeliness of requests.

Manage and resolves human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety, and risk management issues

Act as effective member of the leadership team by working collaboratively and communicating effectively with other team members and their respective department staff. Respects and supports the decisions of Leadership.

Assist Director with hires, fires, and disciplines as part of performance management.

Direct compliance with administrative, legal, and regulatory requirements of governmental and regulatory agencies.

Other duties as assigned.

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:

1. Director → 2. VP of Outpatient Therapy

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties:

Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

Yes

Kneeling

Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

Yes

Walking

Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

Yes

Yes

Straight pulling

Yes

Yes

Pulling hand over hand

Yes

Pushing

Yes

Repeated bending

Yes

Yes

Reaching above shoulder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Climbing Ladders

No

Dual simultaneous grasping

Yes

Depth Perceptions needed

Yes

Ability to see

Yes

Yes

Operating office equipment

Yes

Twisting

Yes

Operating mechanical equipment

Yes

No

Ability to read and write

Yes

Ability to Count

Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle

Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress

Yes

OSHA Category

III

B. Working Conditions:

The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure:

This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

Intelligence:

General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal:

Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical:

Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial:

Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception:

Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences of shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception:

Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination:

Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity:

Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity:

Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination:

Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination:

Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3