Supervisory Physical Therapist - Outpatient

Job Title

Duties

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Clinical
• Supervise and assign work to rehab professionals, assistants, aides, trainees, and volunteers in the delivery and/or support of treatment and education of patients and families.
• Triage consults for appropriateness and completeness prior to scheduling. Delegate as appropriate.
• Coordinates with Health Administration Service to ensure scheduling for all consults for new patients.
• Coordinates with other sections and other services in the area of treatment, scheduling, and delivery of care.
• Serves as a consultant to PT staff and other personnel in evaluating and planning PT treatment.
• Resolves problems that interfere with delivery of outpatient services.
• Performs all other duties/activities of a staff PT including evaluation and treatment of patients.
• Delegates tasks to staff therapists and support staff appropriately.
2. Education
• Identifies continuing education needs based on performance of staff.
• Assists with education of student trainees from multiple schools, PT Residency programs, Acupuncture training program, and/or Occupational Therapy training program, as appropriate.
• Develops and plans educational programs to include patient, family, and professional personnel.
• Educates other facility personnel in the scope of services and programs involving a variety of healthcare specialties.
• Coordinates research studies and serves as consultant to staff in research initiatives.
• Provides leadership and coordination of national and local VA training for VHA staff.
• Provides consultation to VA medical centers outside of ECHCS VAMC in the area of rehabilitation.
3. Administrative
• Performs a full range of supervisory duties that include interviewing candidates, recommending appointments, advancements, and promotions and taking disciplinary action when indicated.
• Contributes to the development, review, and revision of staff performance evaluations.
• Responsible for completion of staff performance evaluations.
• Responsible for maintaining Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) folders for all LIP staff.
• Responsible for completing FPPE & OPPE paperwork for Medical Staff Office reviews in accordance with established timelines.
• Assesses and ensures sufficient clinical competency of staff. Maintains competency assessments per medical center policy.
• Organizes and supervises the assigned section(s). Guides and manages clinics in respect to training, work assignments, performance, conduct, and patient welfare.
• Provides orientation and training of new staff members.
• Conducts department meetings and/or in-services on a regular basis to expand the knowledge and disseminate appropriate information to staff.
• Ensures consults are handled in the most expeditious manner based upon acuity of need.
• Investigates assigned JPSR within established timeframes, and provides constructive feedback.
• Develops, plans, and implements and assists in the planning, development, and implementation of various treatment programs for PM&RS.
• Develops, plans, and implements monitors of quality of care (QM) with respect to services as part of the comprehensive health care services delivered to Veterans.
• Responsible for submitting requests for expendable and non-expendable equipment and reviewing the equipment needs and budget with the PM&RS Service Chief, and/or Section Chief.
• Responsible for ensuring that all OSHA standards as well as the facility safety guidelines and infection control policies are being met in the treatment areas.
• Responsible for ensuring that environmental rounds are completed on a monthly basis, and maintains an environment of continual survey readiness. Addresses issues and deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Responsible for special assignments associated with the preparation for The Joint Commission, CARF, and other surveys, as applicable, and ensuring that the standards are met.
• Participates on committees as approved/assigned.
4. Customer Service
• The employees relationship with supervisors, co-workers, patients, visitors, and the general public is consistently courteous and cooperative in nature, and positively contributes to the effective operation of PM&RS.
• Meets the needs of the customers (internal and external) while supporting the VA Mission.
• Communicates and treats customers in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems with professionalism and deals with customers constructively and appropriately.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized

Telework: Ad-Hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 55564A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs