IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a healthcare setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients/residents you treat. You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it. You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Baptist Memorial Rehab. Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Join us!
About the Opportunity:
We are currently recruiting for an Inpatient Therapy Manager. The Therapy Manager will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate for residents ranging in age from adolescence to geriatrics including Rehab Services, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology and where applicable, wound prevention. This individual will coordinate and direct resident care to optimize resident safety and reduce the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors and ensure residents' needs are met and facility policy is followed.
Responsibilities
Able to make an appropriate assessment on all residents regarding therapy requested; observe and evaluate treatments effectively; recommend change to physician if needed.
Demonstrate knowledge of all rehabilitation services modalities; formulate a teaching plan based on the learning needs of the residents, involving the family as appropriate, and evaluate the effectiveness of the learning.
Able to assess residents pain which interferes with participation in rehabilitation and contact physician for appropriate intervention.
Oversee scheduling of treatments and maintain productivity standards.
Comply with departmental inspections.
Graduate of accredited therapy program. PT, OT, SLP with current licensure in the state. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of three years of previous therapy management required.
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, evaluate and direct activities of clinical personnel; effective oral and written communication skills, in English with additional languages preferred; proficiency in basic computer skills required.
Job : Rehab Management Primary Location : TN-Germantown-Baptist Memorial Rehab Organization : 4070 - Baptist Memorial Rehab Shift : Day