Supervisory Occupational Therapist
20 hours ago
Duties include but not limited to: Provides Occupational Therapy evalu.....
Duties include but not limited to:
- Provides Occupational Therapy evaluation and treatments on a regular basis for a variety of VAMC patients. Especially when areas where staffing is not adequate to meet the patient needs.
- Serves as liaison to medical center staff and university affiliated staff as to programs and services that are available from Occupational Therapy.
- Performs bi annual peer reviews and analyzes data for the Occupational Therapy department.
- Oversees the QA program for Occupational Therapy for Pike, Cobb, Trinka Davis/ CLC areas. Maintaining the records and incorporating new requirements of JCAHO into the current programs.
- Monitors workload on a departmental and therapist level to ensure patient and staff needs are being met.
- Completes monthly We Care interviews with patients and staff to monitor VA effectiveness with consumers.
- Responsible for participating and contributing to the advancement of knowledge and techniques related to Occupational Therapy and other related topics.
- Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes: interviewing candidates, recommending Appointment, advancements, and promotions and taking disciplinary action when indicated.
- Implements performance standards based on position descriptions and functional statements and conduct annual performance reviews.
- Ensures consults are handled in the most expeditious manner based upon acuity of need.
- Makes recommendations for equipment and budgetary needs based up the needs of the OT sections of Trinka Davis, Pike and Cobb locations.
- Assists with the development of policy and procedures for Occupational Therapy Oversee access and consult/encounter completion.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
(Subject to change based on Agency needs) Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: FS50446
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Starting at $109,278 Per Year (GS 13)
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