Physical Therapy Manager

Summary Full-time, Days The Acute Care Manager of the Physical Therapy (PT) Department will be responsible and accountable for the overall clinical operations of the PT Department. The Acute Care Manager is also responsible for the growth and development of Physical Therapy programs as well as the day-to-day management of PT departmental operations. Assists with interviews, onboarding, and annual performance reviews/validations in conjunction with the Assistant Director (ADOR) and Director of Rehab Services (DOR). Facilitates the advancement of the team’s quality of care through in-servicing, mentoring, student programming and coordination of performance improvement projects. Responsible for managing all PT operations in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, ethical and professional practices, and regulatory agency guidelines. Responsible for appropriate delegation and supervision of duties for physical therapists, physical therapist’s assistants, and support staff. Education Bachelor's degree from a school of Physical Therapy Current License by the Kentucky State Board of Physical Therapy Experience 5 years of acute care experience required 1 year of supervisory experience preferred Job Description: Acute Care Physical Therapy Manager and Staff Physical Therapist Full Time, Day Shift Job Description: The Acute Care Manager of the Physical Therapy Dept. will be responsible for the overall clinical operations of the PT Department; the growth and development of Physical Therapy programs; day-to-day management of PT departmental operations. Provides leadership to facilitate provision of quality services, fiscal management, and a competent staff. Completes daily census assignments for PT/OT. Facilitates quality services and promote positive employee relations. Coordinates department’s activities for operational excellence. Meets all hospital requirements and expectations. Participates in departmental and hospital wide operational plan activities. Provides Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Therapy Services. Requirements: Bachelor's degree from a school of Physical Therapy required 5 years of acute care experience required Current License by the Kentucky State Board of Physical Therapy required BLS within 30 days from date of hire 1 year of supervisory experience preferred Benefits: Tuition Assistance reimbursement program Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire Bereavement Leave (includes pets) PTO Sell Back Program Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation) Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. 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