Superision of other disciplines

[Guest guest]

Hello collegues-

I would like to hear how other facilities are handling performance reviews for

individuals they might supervise who are outside their own particular

discipline. We are a realtively small organization and have a very flat

organizational structure without discipline specific therapy leads or levels.

Simply a therapy supervisor who oversees all the PT, OT and Speech staff at

their particular site.

TJC Standard HR.01.06.01 requires that performance be evaluated by someone with

the clinical training, knowledge, and competence to assess the skills of the

practitioner. In their last visit to us, TJC determined that a PT could not

evaluate the performance of an OT or Speech therapist and visa versa.

We have used a peer review system in the past to collect data/feedback that we

integrate into the performance appraisal. That did not meet TJC's needs. Any

additional suggestions on how to improve on this ?

Thanks very much!

Marcy Stalvey, PT, NCS

Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221