Supervisory Occupational Therapist

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• Assists the PM&R Chief in leading the OT department, managing both professional and non-professional staff.
• Maintaining an outpatient caseload equating to 75% clinical time and 25% administrative time
• Coordinates the implementation of initiatives and presents findings at departmental meetings.
• Provides recommendations to the PM&R Chief on personnel actions such as selections, promotions, reassignments, retention, and adverse actions.
• Addresses employee grievances, EEO complaints, and unfair labor practice charges to promote positive labor management relations.
• Manages work assignments based on priorities and employee capabilities, delegating responsibilities and holding subordinates accountable.
• Guides subordinates in problem solving, decision making, change management, and performance improvement.
• Recommends approval for awards and recognizes employees for good performance.
• Completes and reviews evaluations of subordinates.
• Provides input and recommendations to the PM&R Chief for long and short-range planning for the OT department, medical center, and healthcare system, and assists in developing and implementing policies that reflect agency and VISN goals.
• Maintains effective communication with medical center staff to regulate various programs and encourages proactive planning.
• Participates in interdisciplinary committees, special projects, and activities. Involved in planning new construction and modernization projects impacting patient care.
• Serves as a consultant to PM&R leadership, executive leadership, and VISN on matters concerning OT.
• Assists the PM&R Chief in interpreting and advising other services, programs, and top management on general agency guidelines affecting rehabilitation therapies.
• Effectively communicates with and utilizes other disciplines (e.g., nursing, medicine, other allied health professions) to facilitate treatment planning and implementation.
• Collaborates with divergent multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care, and participates effectively in team meetings, treatment planning discussions and conferences.
• Effectively communicates with and utilizes community agencies to facilitate treatment, discharge planning, and continuity of care.
• They willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program or department goals and customer needs.
• May provide occupational therapy and have capacity to care for more complex patients. They develop/initiate new treatment programs which integrate outcomes and advancements in practice from current research findings.
• Serves as an instructor in the facility's in-service clinical training program.
• Serve as an advocate and resource consultant to the therapy staff and facility-at large through communication with other departments, physicians, external agencies and other groups regarding programs and operation of the occupational therapy section.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday,

Telework:
This position is eligible for telework on an Ad-Hoc Basis

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 11530F

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized