Supervising Occupational/Physical Therapist - RUHS - Public Health - CCS Therapy

County of Riverside • Corona, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The County of Riverside’s University Health System (RUHS) is hiring a Supervising Therapist assigned to the Public Health department’s California Children’s Services (CCS) Corona Medical Therapy Unit. This is the full supervisory level in the Therapist Series for the CCS program. The position provides day-to-day supervision of a combination physical and occupational therapy program serving physically handicapped children at a medical therapy unit located at a public school site. The posting also describes the incumbent’s unit as the La Granada Medical Therapy Unit in Riverside.

The supervisor oversees occupational and physical therapists and aides, coordinates unit operations, supports staff development, and serves as a liaison with schools, parents, and community agencies. The ideal candidate has at least three years of licensed occupational or physical therapy experience, including two years in pediatrics; supervisory experience is preferred.

The work location is 750 Corona Avenue, Corona, CA 92879. The listed schedule is 9/80: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and every other Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Requirements

• Current California licensure as an occupational therapist through the California Board of Occupational Therapy, or as a physical therapist through the Physical Therapy Board of California.
• Three years of experience as a licensed occupational therapist or licensed physical therapist, including two years in pediatrics.
• Knowledge of therapeutic techniques, activities, and equipment used in occupational or physical therapy, particularly as they relate to the physical and psychological problems of children with cerebral palsy.
• Knowledge of child growth and development, skeletal anatomy, kinesiology, neurology, and occupational or physical therapy treatment objectives.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate therapy staff work.
• Ability to explain or teach therapy treatments to therapists, parents, school personnel, other agencies, children, and the public.
• Ability to apply occupational or physical therapy techniques to observe, test, and evaluate patients.
• Ability to explain therapy treatments to physically handicapped children and deal effectively with them and their parents.
• Ability to prepare reports and maintain case-history records.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application; the County does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Supervise occupational and physical therapists and aides in a medical therapy unit at a public school site.
• Orient new employees to the unit’s programs, provide technical guidance to staff therapists, and arrange staff conferences.
• Liaise between the therapy unit, school personnel, and community agencies; arrange training programs for therapy students or new therapists assigned to the unit.
• Schedule children’s attendance at the therapy unit, coordinate and supervise unit operations, and explain the therapy program and policies to parents and visitors.
• Evaluate therapists’ performance, initiate disciplinary action when appropriate, and interview and select therapists for vacancies.
• Assist with developing and constructing special equipment and instruct parents on home equipment, exercises, and activities for children.
• Participate in staff conferences, study groups, and parent and community meetings; schedule conferences.
• Maintain records, including attendance records; prepare the annual budget; assign clerical and therapy duties; and guide therapy personnel in administrative areas.
• Supervise the instruction program for occupational and physical therapists at a medical therapy unit, and assist with supervision of staff therapists’ technical skills in units led by Supervising Therapists of the opposite discipline.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed