Lead Inpatient Therapist | PT or OT

Location:

Avera St Benedict Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$35.50 - $59.25

Position Highlights

This position will oversee and lead inpatient therapy services at Avera St. Benedicts and Bormann Manor.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview
Provides leadership in supervision and coordination of therapy delivery of patient care through and as an active member of the rehabilitation team. Plans, organizes and directs activities for the treatment of patients. Coordinates, establishes and provides discipline specific clinical, regulatory and billing education to other therapists, nurses, physicians and others as needed.

What you will do

• Provides care and treatment of assigned patients/clients/students/residents. Assesses patient needs, deficits, and strengths and formulates appropriate treatment plan. Develops and manages plan of care identifying specific goals and activities for each patient based on evaluation findings. Addresses goals in a functional and measurable manner.
• Coordinates the day to day activities of the staff and maintains productivity goals established.
• Observes patient’s actions and reactions to prescribed treatment, evaluating progress.
• Communicates observations, facts and comments with interdisciplinary team members individually and through team conferences. Communicates with physicians regarding patient status.
• Maintains appropriate documentation, including but not limited to evaluation reports, treatment plans, treatment notes and discharge reports. Creates and reviews documentation, revising as necessary to provide therapeutic interventions.
• Provides effective training and education to patient, family members and caregivers. Assesses patient needs, deficits, and strengths and formulates appropriate treatment plan. Assesses
• Knowledge of discipline specific billing regulations, documentation requirements, and treatment specific guidelines across all therapy service areas. Administers and performs therapeutic interventions with patients ensuring proper charges/billing information is submitted.
• Actively participates in the evaluation of work quality and outcomes, both individually and as a part of the team. Monitors, evaluates and guides improvements in discipline specific therapy outcomes.
• Collaborates closely with other Therapy Managers and Clinical Leads to maintain communication between groups, maintain consistency of practices, and share resources as needed.
• Evaluates staff therapist competency and creates/directs ongoing staff competency and quality of care in collaboration with Therapy Managers and Executive Director. Responsible for discipline specific staff training and ongoing education. Coordinates and directs discipline specific Quality Assurance initiatives.

Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Occupational Therapist - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years clinical experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.