Therapy Team Leader

Encompass Health•York, PA

12d

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. The Encompass Health Way We proudly set the standard in care by leading with empathy, doing what's right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. Encompass Health is a trusted leader in post-acute care with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals and growing! At Encompass Health, we celebrate and welcome diversity in our inclusive culture. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.

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.
Delegates and supervises tasks of therapist assistants and technicians.
Assists with staffing, scheduling, orientation, training and communications to provide adequate coverage for patient treatments.
Maintains open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met.
Helps create an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by meeting or exceeding its goals.
Conveys the hospital mission to all staff.
Holds staff accountable for performance.
Motivates staff to improve performance.
Responsible for the operation of the department, to include measurement, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Helps staff improve their clinical skills, and overall performance, through staff development and mentoring.