Therapy Team Lead Home Health

UPMC • Bedford, PA • 8h ago

Therapy Lead Home Health

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care and serve in a leadership role for your team? We are hiring a skilled and compassionate Therapy Lead to join our home health interdisciplinary team! You'll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout these surrounding communities. You will have the opportunity to coordinate therapy services, be a clinical resource for your peers, and provide mentorship to newly hired employees. In this role you will assist the Home Health Clinical Manager and Therapy Coordinator of Rehab Services as appropriate. Coordinate referrals for staff PT's, PTAs, OT's, COTA's, and SLP's as well as therapy equipment/supplies. Assists with orientation for all new PT's, PTA's, OT's, COTA's, and SLP's in coordination with the staff education department, functions as a clinical resource for all staff/management and provides skill sign offs and supervisory visits for therapy staff as needed. Assures documentation compliance via chart review and coordinate/facilitate documentation changes when necessary. Provides quality therapy services to patients in a professional manner with a high degree of professional autonomy with appropriate consultative requests. Competently performs the following: examination, evaluation, differential diagnosis, prognosis, and interventions. Develops an individualized plan of care tailored to each patient's needs. Educates patients and their family members regarding diagnosis and plan of care throughout the course of care. Has developed a specialty area of practice with continued high level self-learning. Provides regular, direct clinical supervision to PTA's and COTA's, entry level interns and/or mentorship to residents or newly hired employees within the region. Assists with the development of clinical standards/guidelines.

career advancements

UPMC benefits

mileage reimbursement at the federal rate

flexibility in scheduling

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 PTA?s and COTA?s 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:CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

Automotive Insurance

Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Driver's License

Occupational Therapist (OT) OR Physical Therapist (PT) OR Speech Pathologist

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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