Transitional Therapy Manager

Bethany-Children; Bethany (OK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bethany Children’s Health Center in Bethany, Oklahoma seeks a Transitional Therapy Manager to lead the pediatric therapy and education teams, ensuring safe, high-quality, evidence-based services. This role directs daily operations, drives program development, and collaborates with physicians, nurses, and educators to support coordinated patient care.

The position requires five or more years of pediatric therapy/education experience, a current Oklahoma license, and a relevant graduate degree.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited therapy or education program related to the team.

Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership for the Transitional Therapy Team by planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating departmental functions, workflow, documentation, scheduling, productivity, and program effectiveness.
• Maintains a clinical caseload, participates in patient care, team conferences, huddles, and family training.
• Assures appropriate staffing levels through recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, performance evaluations, coaching, corrective action, and performance management.
• Leads strategic planning, program development, service expansion initiatives, and implementation of departmental and organizational priorities.
• Participates in quality improvement, outcome monitoring, accreditation readiness, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and QAPI initiatives.
• Develops, revises, implements, and monitors departmental policies, procedures, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Participates in budget preparation and management and ensures necessary equipment and supplies are available.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Graduate from an accredited therapy or education program related to the team

Job description

The Transitional Therapy Manager provides clinical and operational leadership for the transitional therapy team and education team to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality and evidence-based services to pediatric patients. This position is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the team while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, professional growth, and continuous improvement. The manager provides direction for departmental policies, workflows, clinical practices, and initiatives and partners with physicians, nursing, education, and other interdisciplinary teams to support coordinated patient care.DutyPercent of TimeProvides operational leadership for the Transitional Therapy Team by planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating departmental functions, workflow, documentation, scheduling, productivity, and program effectiveness.25%Maintains a clinical caseload, participates in patient care, team conferences, huddles, and family training.20%Assures appropriate staffing levels through recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, performance evaluations, coaching, corrective action, and performance management.15%Leads strategic planning, program development, service expansion initiatives, and implementation of departmental and organizational priorities15%Participates in quality improvement, outcome monitoring, accreditation readiness, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and QAPI initiatives.10%Develops, revises, implements, and monitors departmental policies, procedures, and regulatory compliance standards.5%Participates in budget preparation and management and ensures necessary equipment and supplies are available.5%Other duties as assigned5%Education:Graduate from an accredited therapy or education program related to the team that they are assigned to manage.Experience:5+ years of clinical experience in the pediatric therapy and/or education field with proven effectiveness.License/Certification/Credential:Current Oklahoma License in their respective therapy or education field.About UsOur work begins where we are all equal - at the heart.Bethany Children’s Health Center (formerly The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital) located in Bethany, Oklahoma is an innovative leader in the field of pediatric rehabilitation and 24-hour complex care. The ACHC accredited hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services for children (ages 0-21) and is the only inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma. Our CARF accredited multidisciplinary team works with patients and their families to maximize the patient’s physical and cognitive potential, and ensure the family has the training and resources needed for a smooth transition from hospital to home.In order to maximize the potential of every child, we must maximize the potential of every employee. We are committed to providing staff with the physical, emotional, spiritual, financial and mental resources necessary to achieve their potential and meet our standards of excellence. BCHC offers competitive compensation, benefits, state-of-the-art equipment and wellness programs. Opportunities for professional growth include in-service training, leadership development, tuition reimbursement and scholarships.**Due to the nature of our pediatric services, this organization’s positions are classified as safety-sensitive roles. Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This statute allows Bethany Children’s Health Center to refuse to hire an applicant or discharge an employee in a safety-sensitive position, who tests positive for marijuana even if the applicant or employee holds a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana license.