Supervisor Therapy at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network – Allentown, Pennsylvania

Assists in assuring the delivery of quality careFacilitates educational opportunities for all disciplines

Monitors use of a wide variety of techniques & technologies related to therapy

Assists in customizing treatment & communications to individual patient needs (IE cultural & cognitive)

Assists in plans for discharge appropriate to setting & circumstances in a timely manner (IE HEP, equipment, family teaching)

Develops professional discipline specific processes, policies and procedures

Provides clinical oversight, direction, and development of best practices

Develops a process to assess clinical competencies

Uses objective measurements appropriate to substantiate careFacilitates complete documentation on the date of service

Monitors and ensures that therapy Interventions selected match treatment delivered & meet regulatory standards (IE 3 hr. rule, 8 min. rule)

Monitors and ensures that documentation substantiates charges selected

Monitors and ensures documentation meets clinical policy & procedure guidelines (frequency, timeliness-weekly/monthly notes & discharge instructions)

Reviews staff documentation for compliance with policies and procedures.

Adheres to productivity standard

Efficiently & effectively schedules patients

Demonstrates flexibility to help others (IE adjusts work schedule to meet needs, assist others to cover patients)

Assists with Program development & involvement

Facilitates Staff & student development

Embraces change and promotes positive work environmentWorks with GS OP Pediatric Therapy delivery sites on continuity of care and transition policies as needed

Directs, counsels and develops therapy staff (OT, COTA, PT, PTA, SLP, Rec Therapy, Therapy Aides) per GSRN policies and proceduresCompletion of Performance Development Plans (PDPs) for therapists

Assures adequate staffing to meet regulatory requirements & productivity standards

Manages productivity requirements of teamIdentifies & resolves daily operational issues related to therapy care deliveryAssists with completion of operational and FTE budgets for therapy

Controls expenses and works towards financial targets

Embraces and implements new processes and techniques

Assists with marketing programs and developing referrals.

By understanding and adhering to current standards of, guide for professional conduct including the code of ethics and practice guidelines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

By providing appropriate supervision to all therapy staff, assistants, therapy aides and students.

By securing all information in confidential space, following facility confidentiality policy

By implementing state-of-the-art practices; publishing trend-setting concepts in professional publications; establishing and overseeing staff development programs.

By delivering key messages from leadership to staffBy informing management of key issues that arise from staff

Oversight of assigning students, aides and volunteers to staff, monitoring clinical experiences, providing written feedback to students and clinical institutions, developing ongoing clinical relationships with accredited institutions, providing and arranging educational experiences.