Inpatient Occupational Therapy Clinical Supervisor - University Medical Center Rehab Therapies
The Department of Rehabilitation Therapies at University of Iowa Health Care is seeking an Inpatient Occupational Therapy Clinical Supervisor to lead and support its inpatient occupational therapy team. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality care, evaluating current services, and guiding improvements to meet patient and institutional needs.
The supervisor will oversee daily clinical operations, provide mentorship to staff, and coordinate student supervision. This position plays a key role in maintaining clinical excellence and supporting a collaborative, patient-centered environment.
This position is based in the adult inpatient occupational therapy units. The Clinical Supervisor will maintain a 50% clinical caseload, providing direct patient care while also supporting the team’s operations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical skills, a collaborative leadership style, and a commitment to advancing high-quality patient care in an academic medical center.
Position Responsibilities:
• Examine problems and issues within rehabilitation medicine and within the health delivery system, and recommend areas needing consideration within the department.
• Plan and carry out staff recruitment, orientation, and development. Evaluate performance and competencies of all assigned staff.
• Ensure that the clinical practice is of high quality and is provided according to established standards. Investigate and resolve problems encountered by patients, families, and other departmental customers.
• Coordinate work and services between departments and assist in resolution of intra-departmental and interdepartmental operating problems.
• Work to achieve optimal efficiency and effectiveness of clinical services.
• Within their professional discipline and according to the age and condition of the patient, evaluate and treat conditions of more complex and specialized patients.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of sound fiscal policy.
• Chair and serve on assigned committees.
• Ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of departmental policies and procedures.
• Promote multidisciplinary approach to patient care and staff development. Assess
• compliance with accrediting organizations.
• Plan and assign work for staff within the division. Train therapists in new or revised work methods and procedures.
• Coordinate clinical education for occupational professional students.
• Participate in planning and conducting departmental and divisional continuing education programs through in service training sessions.
• Participates in and facilitates departmental research.
• Provide long-range planning and establish annual working objective for the division.
• Establishes and maintains standards of collaborative interaction among peers and employees that is characterized by respect, honesty and service; assures that all unit members are held to similar standards and ethics.
• Inspires and motivates others to high performance by exercising strong stewardship of University resources, setting expectations, measuring success through individual performance evaluations, and driving organizational results.
• Identifies opportunities for and creates development plans that encourage employees to attend to the growth of their personal and professional capacity; engages self and staff in collective reflection of the University’s greater role in society.
• Assume other duties as assigned.
University of Iowa Health Care — recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
Percent of Time: 100%
Pay Grade: 5A https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/professional-and-scientific-pay-structure
Location: University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center (200 Hawkins Dr)
Salary: $66,119 to commensurate (with licensure)
The University of Iowa offers a generous benefits package, including 24 days paid vacation per year to start and paid sick leave. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at: https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits/fpsm.
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Education Required
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
Experience Requirements
• Professional licensure (as required) in Occupational Therapy
• Reasonable (3-5yrs) experience in physical rehabilitation in Occupational Therapy, with a high degree of understanding and skill on one or more areas of assigned responsibility.
• Experience in a complex multi-disciplinary healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills.
Desirable Qualifications
• Experience providing occupational therapy in an inpatient setting.
• Prior management and research experience.
• Experience with process and quality improvement
• Experience participating in intra-and interdepartmental committees.
Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check.
For questions or additional information, please contact Carol Seaman at carol-seaman@uiowa.edu.
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
