Therapy Team Leader

Encompass Health Corp. • Naples, FL

38d

About The Position

The Therapy Team leader assists the Director of Therapy Operations in day-to-day operations of a therapy team or discipline. The position requires effective supervisory skills along with good communication skills for interdepartmental relationships, and competency in licensed discipline evaluation, assessment, care planning and treatment. The Therapy Team Leader must delegate and supervise tasks of therapist assistants and technicians; assist with staffing, scheduling, orientation, training and communications to provide adequate coverage for patient treatments; and maintain open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met. This position typically provides patient care in licensed discipline 80% - 90% of work hours. The Therapy Team Leader helps create an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by meeting or exceeding its goals, conveying the hospital mission to all staff, holding staff accountable for performance, motivating staff to improve performance, and being responsible for the operation of the department, to include measurement, assessment, and continuous improvement. The Team Leader helps staff improve their clinical skills, and overall performance, through staff development and mentoring.

Requirements

• Effective supervisory skills
• Good communication skills for interdepartmental relationships
• Competency in licensed discipline evaluation, assessment, care planning and treatment

Responsibilities

• Assists the Director of Therapy Operations in day-to-day operations of a therapy team or discipline.
• Delegate and supervise tasks of therapist assistants and technicians
• Assist with staffing, scheduling, orientation, training and communications to provide adequate coverage for patient treatments
• Maintain open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met.
• Create an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by meeting or exceeding its goals
• Hold staff accountable for performance
• Motivate staff to improve performance
• Responsible for the operation of the department, to include measurement, assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Help staff improve their clinical skills, and overall performance, through staff development and mentoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees