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Job Summary

Provides leadership through planning, organizing, directing, implementing, evaluating, and coordinating services in Physical Therapy (PT). Provides oversight for information technology, materials management, facility needs, equipment needs, clinical use evaluation, billing, budget, financial management, operational analysis, and reporting within this area. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in all age ranges. Assures quality care aimed at restoring function and/or preventing disability is delivered in a cost effective manner.

Job Duties

• Provides leadership, guidance, and administrative support to all members of the Physical Therapy team including both in and outpatient services.
• Participates as a member of committees and departmental and divisional leadership teams.
• Facilitates team based problem solving within and between departments and divisions.
• Fosters teamwork and cooperation among Rehabilitation team members.
• Develops an effective working relationship with other leaders to assure teamwork in all activities in the hospitals and clinic sites.
• Interacts with hospital and clinic staff to assure efficient provision of rehabilitation services.
• Coordinates therapy times with the inpatient rehab departments.
• Utilizes team building concepts to effectively empower team members by serving as a mentor, teacher, and coach.
• Facilitates development, maintenance, and success of unit teams.
• Provides feedback to team regarding performance and job related issuesOversees recruitment, orientation, supervision, retention, evaluation, competency assessment, credentialing, development, and continuing education in area.
• Works to improve the work unit, department, division and system by developing performance expectations and goals that focus on service, quality and cost.
• Addresses patient and employee satisfaction, clinical quality, financial performance, efficiency and service excellence.
• Communicates a clear description of performance expectations and goals to employees, encouraging and supporting their participation.
• Defines patient focused performance parameters.
• Assesses and addresses employee, management, and patient concerns.
• Facilitates staff's management of patients and customer related issues.
• Coordinates and oversees development, implementation, and achievement of budgets, which attain unit, department, division, and system goals.
• Facilitates business and clinical decision making issues involved in materials procurement and usage.
• Monitors and maintains cost effective utilization of resources.
• Oversees inventory control and equipment management.
• Ensures that the patient safety Ensures compliance with all regulatory standards.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

* This position will oversee the Rehabilitation for all LIFE Geisinger centers. Travel to all centers is required.

*Geisinger offers a comprehensive suite of healthcare benefits all starting day one of employment! This includes medical, prescription drug, vision and dental coverage. We also offer up to $5,000 tuition reimbursement and 5% contribution to your retirement plan.

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required), Master's Degree-Related Field of Study (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Managerial/Supervisory (Required), Minimum of 5 years-Clinical (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Speech Language Pathologist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania; Licensed Physical Therapist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania; Licensed Occupational Therapist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.