Therapy Team Leader

Ready to stretch your therapy skills and reach for more?

At Gentiva, we make it possible for associates to achieve their most ambitious career objectives. Our success, commitment to clinical excellence, scope of service, and financial strength means we can offer you real potential to build a rewarding career. And you’ll be impressed by how we ensure your growth and development with Gentiva University—our 24/7, online continuing education program. You can learn on your own schedule, at your own pace and earn valuable CE credits.


With Gentiva Safe Strides, you can be part of the groundbreaking specialty program that is revolutionizing the treatment of vestibular disorders and balance dysfunction: Gentiva Safe Strides. Led by physical therapists, this unique program offers a one-of-a-kind career challenge, specialized training and career advancement opportunities.


We’re also providing physical therapists like you with a revolutionary career alternative. Gentiva Orthopedics specializes in home physical therapy that begins before surgery and continues through the patient’s hospital stay and discharge. Led by a PT team leader who understands just how important therapy is, you’ll work with patients in the surroundings most conducive to patient comfort—their own homes. Gentiva also allows for flexibility in terms of work schedules—make your own schedule; add balance to your life!

As a Therapy Team Leader, you will:

•Direct care/services provided and development/implementation of patient plans of care and physician protocols for Specialty patients within scope of practice, to include performing admissions screening, clinical assessments and treatments as appropriate, consulting with third party representatives regarding patient financial responsibility, providing case management and follow up, to ensure care plan stated outcomes are achieved.

•Proactively facilitate coordination of ancillary/paraprofessional services and assists with coordination of disciplines and utilization of community resources, including transition of care from a facility to place of residence as needed. Oversee and assist in evaluating the performance of all team members which may include therapists, social workers, nurses and HHA’s. Collaborate with team members to ensure an appropriate match between patient needs and the skills/abilities of the care team.

•Coordinate care/communication between team members, attending physicians, appropriate administrative staff, referral sources and case managers to ensure appropriateness of care, and facilitates any necessary changes to the plan of care. Review and interpret trend over time data/patient progress reports and provides concise findings to physicians, ARNP’s and PA’s.

•Promote specialty growth in revenue and profitability. Manage resource allocation (care/services and supplies) within budgetary and Care Protocol restraints or documents appropriate variances. Maintain marketplace Specialty information to assist the Specialty/Rehab Director in assessing business opportunities. Provide input to quarterly/annual business/market plans and budgets, cost analyses, monitors expenses and explains variances to budget.

•Assist Sales team with Clinical review of Specialty for customers or any other related marketing duties, including meeting with potential customers to develop relationships.

•Collaborate with RN Clinical Manager to manage the relationships between service demands and availability of Specialty credentialed staff.

•Participate in the recruitment/interviewing/selection/orientation of team members, evaluates their performance relative to job goals/requirements, coaches staff recommending in-service education programs and ensures adherence to internal policies/standards. Promote ongoing Specialty development through on-site observation of care delivery. Provide Specialty training/credentialing of all Specialty team members.

•Ensure that the scheduled weekend and after hours visits including holidays are covered for the Specialty team's case load to ensure optimum care is provided without interruption. Participate in on-call schedule as needed.

•Ensure compliance with standards/company policies/procedures and external regulatory requirements. Ensure that caregiver clinical documentation meets these requirements.

•Maintain current/ongoing clinical knowledge through internal/external training programs, provides interpretation of knowledge and direction to staff. Participate in “train the trainer” opportunities related to Specialty practices and new clinical developments as an opportunity for self-development and to support growth of Specialties as required.

Qualifications

•Degree and licensure in the state (s) of practice for either physical therapist, occupational therapist or speech language pathologist with a minimum of three years clinical experience required to include; home health, hospital or skilled nursing facility experience in at least one of the following: Rehabilitation, Medical Surgical or Sub-specialty Units such as Oncology, Endocrine, Orthopedic, Cardiopulmonary, Gerontology or Neurology preferred.
•Experience leading an interdisciplinary care/rehabilitation team and demonstrated awareness of individual discipline’s roles and abilities required.

•Experience in a community/homecare setting and in the Specialty of the Team Leader role preferred. One year in a supervisory role generally preferred.

•Current CPR certification also required.

Benefits

We recognize people as our most valuable asset. Our competitive salary and benefits package may include: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k); employee stock purchase plan; paid time off; tuition assistance program and free CE credits through Gentiva University, our 24/7 online education resource.

*Ask your recruiter about qualifying details, including minimum required hours.

About Gentiva® Health Services

Gentiva® Health Services, Inc. is the nation's largest provider of comprehensive home health and related services. Gentiva serves patients through more than 500 direct service delivery units within over 400 locations in 36 states, and through CareCentrix®, which manages home healthcare services for major managed care organizations throughout the United States and delivers them in all 50 states through a network of more than 3,000 third-party provider locations, as well as Gentiva locations. The Company is a single source for skilled nursing; physical, occupational, speech and neurorehabilitation services; hospice services; social work; nutrition; disease management education; help with daily living activities; durable medical and respiratory equipment; infusion therapy services; and other therapies and services. Gentiva's revenues are generated from commercial insurance, federal and state government programs and individual consumers. For more information, visit Gentiva's web site, www.gentiva.com


*Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V encouraged to apply.

To learn more, please contact your local recruiter at (toll free) 1.866.GENTIVA. To apply, please go to: www.gentiva.com/jobs
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