Therapy Manager I Patewood Hospital and Greer Memorial Hospital

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference

• Evaluates staff performance and makes recommendations for personnel action plans/objectives

• Performs ongoing competency assessment

• Coordinates/plans monthly professional staff meetings

• Assists the Clinical Manager in providing staff coaching and training for individual/team professional growth anddevelopment

• Maintains documentation materials related to staff development

• Oversees the hiring/termination of staff in conjunction with the Clinical Manager.

• Assists and/or performs the duties of the clinical coordinator of clinical education - CCCE

• Assists in the coordination of student assignments across all Physical Therapy services at GHS

• Coaches and assists clinical instructors in teaching and communication skills in regard to students.

• Attends staff meetings and mandatory in-services as scheduled

• Completes mandatory hospital training annually and in a timely manner

• Completes TB test procedures by the end of the employee's birth month

• Completes assignments in a timely and thorough manner

• Coordinates coverage, PTO and mandatory tasks

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, safety, environmental and infection control standards

• Responsible for 2 or more independent clinical locations.

• Takes a lead role in the re-evaluation of current programs and processes and provides feedback and monitoring as indicated

• Takes a facilitating role in the development of new programs and procedures to ensure departmental effectiveness

• Coordinates and assists in the planning and implementation of educational opportunities for staff education

• Assists the manager in project assignments and other departmental associated tasks

• Develops/modifies policy and procedures with collaboration of the Clinical Manager

• Implements/participates in Process Improvement(s).

• Develops and revises orientation material for new employees as indicated

• Coordinates with the lead therapists regarding new staff competencies

• Provides general department orientation to new employees.

• Communicates and coordinates day to day responsibilities of staff operations and daily functions for therapy services in acute care and outpatient.

• Demonstrates sound judgement in delegating/assigning tasks to staff therapists, staff therapy assistants, technical assistants and clerical staff

• Provides feedback on staff performance in a professional, tactful, beneficial and timely manner

• Provides direction, guidance, counselling, supervision and disciplinary action to staff when indicated.

• Participates in the development of an annual budget for the therapy departments

• Participates in the preparation of budget reports as requested

• Manages department budget

• Allocates resources appropriately across different clinical locations.

• Serves as the Departmental Compliance Manager

• Participates in the on-going readiness for JCAHO

• Provides support, direction and assists with implementation of clinical/department process improvement

• Annual staff review of infection control policies, with ongoing supervision of staff compliance in infection control.

• Participates in direct patient care as indicated

• Serves as a consultant in areas of expertise

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnoses/conditions seen therapy

• Performs appropriate evaluation/re-evaluation and designs a comprehensive physical therapy plan of care

• Implements a specific and comprehensive treatment plan

• Complies with departmental policies for documentation.

• Serves on committees as requested

• Conducts training workshops and/or provides presentations to internal/external groups/organizations as requested

• Represents outpatient and acute care therapy services at GMH/RCP.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of employees that may include final budget authority, hire/termination/ disciplinary authority, performance appraisal responsibility. Job will be considered a member of the management staff with direct reports.