Re: Re: LUNCH

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I too, agree that salaried would be less stressful for our staff. But I aslo

find that from a productivity standpoint, we are again comparing apples and

oranges, when having hourly staff and being compared to a department with a

higher percentage of salaried staff, who's submitted data is based on the

assumption of an 8 hr day, when in fact they may be more routinely working in

excess of that, making their productivity look much better than those

departments who's hours are based on what was actually worked.

Carol Rehder, PT

Manager, Physical Therapy

Genesis Medical Center

rehder@...

A J.D. Power and Associates

Distinguished Hospital for providing

" An Outstanding Patient Experience "

>>> Morrow 5/9/2011 8:55 AM >>>

I agree keep the therapist salaried. Every year, I have this fight with our HR

department and so far have won every year to keep them salaried. It solves a lot

of your issues by not being hourly. Our PTA and COTA are hourly.

Morrow, MS, ATC, LAT

Director of Consulting and Outpatient Services

Monroe Clinic

515 22nd Avenue

Monroe, WI 53566

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LUNCH

Hi everyone,

I have several questions:

As a full time therapist do you work 40 hrs a week? and if so is your lunch

included in the 40 hrs.

Different options I have come across are:

1)The therapist works 37.5 hours and pay them for 30 min lunch break that will

equal to 40 hrs. This way really does not allow the therapist to have a real

break to eat lunch.

2)The therapist works 40 hours a week and give them 1 hour slot for lunch which

will equal to 42.5 hrs a week. This way lit will allow the therapist to finish

with the last patient and have a 30 minute lunch.

3)The therapist will work 40 hrs a week with a full 1 hour lunch break which

will equal to a 45 hr work week. We will need to block a hour and a half time

slot to allow the therapist to finish with the last patient and have a full

hour lunch.

Thanks,

Lesniak

Office manager

JCPT