UChicago Medicine · 2 hours ago
Assistant Director - Speech and Swallowing, Full-Time, Days
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$148K/yr - $172K/yr
5+ years expUChicago Medicine is a world-class academic healthcare system seeking an Assistant Director for Speech and Swallowing Therapy Services. This role involves assisting the Director in planning and organizing therapy services, performing advanced therapy procedures, and overseeing team operations and performance improvement projects.
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Responsibilities
Recommends the hiring, firing of employees for the team
Recommends budget allocations for team to director for staffing and other resources
Coordinates, approves, and monitors all performance improvement projects for team in accordance with the departmental PI plan
Completes performance appraisals and competency validation on assigned employees according to institutional time frames
Orients all new employees to the team/department. Consistently pursues feedback about employee satisfaction with UCH and the Therapy Department
Develops new programs identified in annual departmental goals, keeping director informed of progress
Collaborates on research opportunities with faculty, department goals, and departmental research coordinator
Assists director and therapy management team in the development, initiation, and monitoring of departmental annual goals. Provides formal reports on accomplishment as requested
Oversees clinical education for affiliating PT/PTA or OT students
Directs and organizes team operations within budget expectations. Monitors activities on monthly level, compiling reports as required
Serves on hospital and departmental committees/task forces
Assumes leadership in the absence of the Director, cross coverage for other management team members
Evaluates patients utilizing the advanced/specialized test and measurements; to determine the therapy problem/level of function and the expected discharge environment
Establishes a treatment plan based upon the evaluation findings; and the patient/family, the referring practitioner and therapist’s goals
Performs advanced/specialized therapy techniques and procedures. Consults on difficult cases for staff and referring practitioners
Documents findings; patient progress; and procedures performed according to departmental standards
Performs other duties as requested by senior management
Qualification
Required
Requires graduation from an approved therapy school (PT or OT)
Requires at least 5 yrs clinical experience; and 2 yrs experience in supervision/management. Demonstrated ability to lead
Requires the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate the PT/OT care which is age specific/appropriate for the types of patients served
Requires good computer knowledge /skills
Requires appropriate interpersonal skills to enable positive interactions with patients/families, the multidisciplinary team external contacts
Requires current PT or OT license in the State of Illinois and CPR recognition
Requires specialty board certification and/or advanced degree beyond entry level
Company
UChicago Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$112.4MKey Investors
National Institutes of Health
2019-04-10Grant· $9M
2018-10-14Grant· $3.4M
2017-05-24Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Ivan Samstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Jason Keeler
Executive Vice President and COO
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