Therapy Manager - Inpatient Rehab Unit

About Texas Children's Hospital

Summary:

We’re hunting for a Therapy Manager, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position,  you will direct, manage, and coordinate the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department's daily inpatient/outpatient operations related to the provision of therapy services and provide clinical direction to therapists, technicians and students. In addition, help to promote, facilitate and lead program development initiatives, and serve as a mentor to clinical staff; plan, evaluate, organize, design and implement treatment techniques and programs in a developmentally and age appropriate manner for patients ages 0 – adulthood within the scope of demonstrated clinical competencies.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages PM&R Department daily operations to ensure efficiency, compliance and accuracy while maintaining optimum levels of patient and family satisfaction. Reviews processes to identify gaps between requirements and current outputs; identifies “possibilities” via benchmarking or other external comparisons. Generates ideas for solutions; analyzes the effect or impact of each solution; selects appropriate solutions.
• Coordinates clinical training and mentoring for licensed and nonlicensed staff based on identified individual and department needs and organizational requirements. Collaborates with Special Projects Coordinator to develop ongoing educational opportunities for staff.
• Develops new policies and procedures in conjunction with the leadership team. Effectively communicates any changes to the staff and ensures that the departmental Policy and Procedure Manual is current and accessible to the staff.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency standards (JCAHO, HCFA, DI, CLIA, OSHA, and ADA)
• Audits departmental use of organizational electronic data bases, identifies problems and opportunities for improvement, analyzes options, selects and implements effective improvements. Collaborates with other departments to identify and resolve issues related to PM&R departmental operations when necessary.
• Organizes orientation for new employees and student interns and ensures that new employee/student orientation procedures are completed
• Facilitates professional development of direct reports for optimal contribution towards organizational and departmental priorities and goals. Analyzes performance and shares timely, specific, and constructive feedback.
• Knowledge of outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy and physical medicine care provision, documentation and billing; strategic planning methodology, regulatory and accrediting agency standards (JCAHO, COP, OSHA); educational program design; performance improvement methodology (KIDS); occupational and physical therapy student intern fieldwork performance evaluation methods; and facilitative leadership methodology

• Skills & Requirements
• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s unless approved for a medical or religious exemption
• Required bachelor's degree Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy
• Preferred master's degree business, education, or health care related field
• Required Licenses/Certifications
  • OT - Occupational Therapist Licensed by the state of Texas 
  • PT - Physical Therapist Licensed by the state of Texas
  • TX-SLP - Texas Speech Language Pathology Licensed by the state of Texas
• Preferred BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support
• Required 8 years health care experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience