Supervising Occupational or Physical Therapist - Public Health CCS - Medical Therapy Program

Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist

Riverside University Health System - Public Health - California Children Services - Medical Therapy Program

Riverside, CA

This position does offer some remote work

The County of Riverside's University Health System (RUHS) has an opportunity for a Supervising Therapist who will be assigned to the Public Health department's California Children's Services (CCS) Medical Therapy Program. This position will supervise physical and occupational therapists assigned to the department who provide therapy for physically handicapped children; and to do other work as required.

This is the full supervisory level in the Therapist Series for the CCS program. Incumbent provides day-to-day supervision of a combination program of physical and occupational therapy. This class differs from the Coordinating Therapist for physically handicapped children in that the latter assists the Chief Therapist in general program administration, professional staff development activities, and quality control of therapy services.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess at least three (3) years of experience as a licensed occupational therapist or a licensed physical therapist, with two (2) years of which must have been in pediatrics. Experience as a supervisor is preferred.

Work Location:
4210 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505
Work Schedule: 9/80, Monday - Thursday (7:30 am -5:00pm), Every other Friday (8:00am-5:00Pm)

RUHS - Public Health

Meet the Team!
Riverside University Health System - Public Health is one of California's largest and most dynamic public health departments, with dedicated professionals working to keep our communities safe and healthy. From disease prevention and health education to nutrition, emergency response, and community outreach, our team's impact reaches every corner of Riverside County.

If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact on community health and well-being, consider joining our team at RUHS-Public Health. Together, we can work towards a healthier future for Riverside County.
For more information on RUHS-Public Health, please visit www.ruhealth.org/ruhs-public-healthPrimary Duties

• Supervise team of Senior Therapist Case Managers and Office Assistant. Senior Therapist Case Managers are responsible for: adjudicate requests for Durable Medical Equipment, orthotics/prosthetics, specialized medical procedures, and physical, occupational and speech therapy services; review inpatient rehabilitation requests and confer with Medical Director/Consultant regarding medical eligibility and participate in discharge planning/coordination from inpatient rehabilitation; referral of all Medical Therapy Program eligible clients to Medical Therapy Units.
• Responsible for facilitating medical eligibility review process for all Medical Therapy Program referrals including collaboration with interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, financial technicians, medical social workers, referral source, and family.
• Organize and collect data for team processes to ensure efficiencies and improve delivery of services.
• Provide back-up to Senior Therapist Case Manager responsibilities.
• Provides liaison for Medical Therapy Program with Managed Care Programs and community agencies.
• Participate in departmental Performance Improvement projects/processes.

• Facilitates Inter-disciplinary Medical Therapy conferences

• Ensure the provision of quality best practice client therapy services, review of therapy treatment plans and Durable Medical Equipment requests, management of databases for client care, completion of Utilization Review, processing initial client referrals, completing client orientations, transferring and closing cases as needed.

• Conducts regular staff meetings to ensure program direction is met as well as staff trainings as needed.

• Ensuring the MTU operational standards including safety, work orders, HIPAA and billing requirements are met. Handling and resolving client family concerns.

• Orients new employees to the medical therapy unit programs.

• Provides liaison between the therapy unit, school personnel, and other community agencies; arranges training programs for therapy students or new therapists assigned to the unit.

• Coordinates and supervises all therapy unit operations; interpret the therapy program and policies to parents and the visiting public.

• Evaluates therapists' performance and initiates appropriate disciplinary action if required; interviews and selects therapists to fill staff vacancies.

• Participates in staff conferences, study groups, and parent and community meetings; schedules conferences.

• Maintains various records including attendance records; prepares annual budget; assigns clerical and therapy duties; guides therapy personnel in administrative areas.

• Supervises the instruction program for occupational and physical therapists at a medical therapy unit; assists in supervision of technical skills of staff therapists in units with Supervising Therapists of opposite discipline.License/Certificate: Current licensure with the California Board of Occupational Therapy or as a licensed Physical Therapist as issued by the Physical Therapy Board of California.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience as a licensed occupational therapist or a licensed physical therapist two (2) years of which must have been in pediatrics.

Knowledge of: Therapeutic techniques, activities and equipment used in occupational or physical therapy work with particular emphasis on the physical and psychological problems of children with cerebral palsy; growth and development of children; skeletal anatomy; kinesiology, neurology and the objectives of occupational or physical therapy treatment.

Ability to: Plan, organize and coordinate the work of a therapy staff; explain or teach therapy treatments to therapists, parents, school personnel, other agencies, children, and the public; apply occupational or physical therapy techniques in observing, testing and evaluating patients; explain occupational or physical therapy treatments to physically handicapped children; deal effectively with handicapped children and their parents; prepare reports and keep records of case histories.

License : Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required for this position.For questions regarding this recruitment
Please contact Jeremy Holforty at (951) 955-5558 or jholfort@rivco.org . Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.