Guest guest Posted April 6, 1999 Report Share Posted April 6, 1999 We have two therapists who job share a position in Orthopedics. It has worked very well. When one is on vacation, we have ½ as many days to try to cover, plus the other person usually is willing to help cover those. It did not work well in Rehab where continuity seemed to carry much more significance. We have kept job sharing in the acute and ortho areas. Staff like it because as we have more therapists wishing to reduce hours because of family needs, they are able to meet both obligations more satisfactorily.>>> 04/05 6:45 PM >>> I am a rehab manager in a 100 bed hospital-4 PTs, 2 CPTAs, one ATC, two OTs, two STs. I have recently approached the administration of my hospital about job-sharing in our department. Has anyone out there had any experience, either themselves or in supervising employees who share job duties/hours? I would like some real life examples to discuss with the administrators who have already decided it would not work without really investigating it. Any help I can get would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, El Dorado, KS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 1999 Report Share Posted April 14, 1999 , About 3 years ago we had two therapists share a full time position. These two ladies did an excellent job of communicating with each other via notes left at work and phone calls at home. One always worked M & T and the other always worked Th & F. They alternated W. Our department meetings were on Th and so the person who worked M/T would frequently come in for those. If one wanted to go on vacation the other ususally filled in. It worked great for them as they had flexible schedules on their days off. (i.e.- no small children, another job, other commitments). Hope this helps. ,PT Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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