Therapy Team Lead -South Hills Branch

UPMC • West Mifflin, PA

120d

About The Position

Are you seeking a fulfilling career that allows you to deliver personalized, one-on-one patient care and contribute to a leadership role within your team? We are hiring a skilled and compassionate Therapy Team 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 also have the opportunity to coordinate therapy services, be a clinical resource for your peers, and mentor newly hired employees.

Requirements

• Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) in the 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.
• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program, B.S. Degree in needed occupational therapy.
• Certification by the 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.
• Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology required.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence required.
• Member of the American Speech and Hearing Association preferred.

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 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 physical therapy services rendered including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards.
• Performs physical therapy assessment, reassessment and treatment and supervises physical therapist 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 physical therapy assessment.
• Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient’s response to treatment and/or changes in patient’s status.
• Works PTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.

Benefits

• 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.
• Act 33.
• Act 34.
• OAPSA.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees