Supervisory Occupational Therapist

Job Title

The duties and responsibilities of this position include:

Clinical

• Provides overall clinical supervision that assures the proper coordination and delivery of care within the section and the facility at large
• Coordinates with other departments to facilitate the efficient operation of SCI&D therapy services.
• Is responsible for the day to day operations of the SCI&D therapy department.
• Consults with other staff and physicians through attendance at specialty clinics and educational presentations.
• Resolves problems that interfere with delivery of SCI&D therapy services.
• Performs all other duties/activities of a staff OT.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary when performing his/her duties in providing care appropriate to all patients, with particular emphasis on the needs of SCI patients. The incumbent must demonstrate knowledge of age associated changes, illnesses, and potential disabilities in order to work with all adult patients.
• Represents SCI&D Service line at VISN 6 REC ICC meetings.

Education

• Identifies continuing education needs based on performance of all PT/ OT/KT/RT staff.
• Develops and plans educational programs to include patient, family and professional personnel.
• Educates other facility personnel of scope of PT/ OT/KT/ RT services and programs involving a variety of health care specialties.
• Provides in-service education to other hospital departments and SCI VISN spokes training.

Administrative/Supervisory

• Supervises SCI&D therapy personnel as assigned by the SCI&D Service line executive.
• Responsible for the day to day operation of the SCI&D therapy service excluding physician and primary care operations. These operations would include any location (Hospital or Outpatient including home health visits.)
• Oversees occupational, physical, recreational therapists, and Kinesiotherapists working off station through the SCI&D Home Care program.
• Creates plans that actively support the achievement of organizational goals and ensures that staff understands their role in achieving those goals and related missions of the VA and the SCI&D Service Line.
• Recruits candidates for employment, receives applications, conducts pre-employment interviews, and recommends appointments, advancements, promotions, or disciplinary action to the Professional Standards Board. Evaluates the rehab therapy staff work performances in conjunction with the respective professional liaisons.
• Guides and manages clinics in respect to training, performance, conduct and patient welfare. Directs, assigns and counsels rehab therapy staff.
• Assists SCI&D Service Chief, in planning and developing various treatment programs to meet patient needs.
• Maintains statistical records; and necessary information of completion of various required statistics and reports of section activity.
• Develops, plans, and implements monitors of quality of care with respect to PT/OT/KT/RT services as part of the comprehensive health care services delivered to the patient within the SCI&D service line.
• Assures the cleanliness, maintenance, repairs, and successful operation of all PT/OT/KT/RT equipment, treatment areas and operational supplies. Reviews requests for SCI&D therapy supplies and equipment and monitors status of equipment orders.
• Actively supports and promotes all programs of the SCI&D Service Line.
• Actively involved in submitting abstracts for presentations at SCI&D conferences. Assists service line Chief in making presentations to referrals sources, as well as hospital and VISN departments.
• Promotes research and innovation participation by staff therapists through review of proposals and adjusting caseloads as needed.
• Develops, updates, and publishes the SCI&D Therapy policy and procedures.
• Develops and maintains a performance improvement program incorporating new requirements of JCAHO in current programs.
• Represents Rehab therapy section of SCI&D in the medical center and community.
• Responsible for providing administrative and technical supervision and coordination for a diverse group of Allied Health professionals. This includes ensuring that customer service standards are met; quality clinical practices are routine, adherence to professional code of ethics, patient rights, staff morale, staff training/education and adherence to External review organizations.
• Updates Labor Mapping to accurately reflect duties of subordinate staff.
• Approves leave while maintaining appropriate clinical coverage for the Service

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 00000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs