Manager of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

We’re searching for a Manager of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 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’ll 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. Think you’ve got what it takes?

Job Duties & Responsibilities
•    Manage PM&R Department daily operations to ensure efficiency, compliance and accuracy while maintaining optimum levels of patient and family satisfaction
•    Review processes to identify gaps between requirements and current outputs; identify “possibilities” via benchmarking or other external comparisons
•    Coordinate clinical training and mentoring for licensed and non-licensed staff based on identified individual and department needs and organizational requirements
•    Collaborate with Special Projects Coordinator to develop ongoing educational opportunities for staff
•    Develop new policies and procedures in conjunction with the leadership team
•    Ensure compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency standards (JCAHO, HCFA, DI, CLIA, OSHA, and ADA)
•    Audit departmental use of organizational electronic data bases, identify problems and opportunities for improvement, analyze options, and select and implement effective improvements
•    Organize orientation for new employees and student interns and ensure that new employee/student orientation procedures are completed
•    Facilitate professional development of direct reports for optimal contribution towards organizational and departmental priorities and goals
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements
•    Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology with 2 or greater years of leadership/management experience required
•    Master’s degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy or Speech Therapy preferred
•    Required licenses/certifications:
o    OT - Occupational Therapist by State of Texas or
o    PT - Physical Therapist by State of Texas or
o    TX-SLP - Texas Speech Language Pathology by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
•    8 years of health care experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
 

About Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.