Guest guest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hi Group: I have a relatively small practice (2 locations, 5 full time PT's). One of the PT's will be having a baby the end of January, and will return full time after taking 6 weeks off. I have a contract therapist to fill in when she is out. The contract PT starts a few days prior to the due date (the full time PT wants to work as long as possible), and is contracted for 6 weeks. The full time PT states that if she delivers early, she wants to start work after 6 weeks, which may overlap the contract PT by up to 2 weeks. Being a small practice, I would prefer not to have to pay them both. I informed the full time PT that I would try to accommodate her if she delivers early and wants to start sooner than expected (see if anyone wants to take some PTO and have her fill in), but that there is no guarantee that I would be able to start her earlier than expected since I will have a contract PT here. What is the standard norm for this type of situation? Jeff Lewandowski DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS Doctor of Physical Therapy Certified Athletic Trainer Certified Manual Therapist Board Certified/Sports Physical Therapy SportsCare Physical Therapy, Inc. 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Ste 320 Suwanee, GA 30024 770 495-0610 Office 770 495-0806 Fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Jeff, Take a vacation and have her cover for you if she returns early! These are hard situations but, your willingness to work with her will pay off in the future. I've had about 15 maternity leaves in the past 8 years...there is no easy answer for this. Some overlap of the two therapists may be a good thing for a smooth transition for the patients and therapists alike. I wish you well. Have a great day! Chad ________________________________ From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Jeff Lewandowski Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 4:53 PM To: ptmanager Subject: maternity leave Hi Group: I have a relatively small practice (2 locations, 5 full time PT's). One of the PT's will be having a baby the end of January, and will return full time after taking 6 weeks off. I have a contract therapist to fill in when she is out. The contract PT starts a few days prior to the due date (the full time PT wants to work as long as possible), and is contracted for 6 weeks. The full time PT states that if she delivers early, she wants to start work after 6 weeks, which may overlap the contract PT by up to 2 weeks. Being a small practice, I would prefer not to have to pay them both. I informed the full time PT that I would try to accommodate her if she delivers early and wants to start sooner than expected (see if anyone wants to take some PTO and have her fill in), but that there is no guarantee that I would be able to start her earlier than expected since I will have a contract PT here. What is the standard norm for this type of situation? Jeff Lewandowski DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS Doctor of Physical Therapy Certified Athletic Trainer Certified Manual Therapist Board Certified/Sports Physical Therapy SportsCare Physical Therapy, Inc. 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Ste 320 Suwanee, GA 30024 770 495-0610 Office 770 495-0806 Fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Jeff, Don & #39;t sweat the small stuff. If it happens that way, take your first 2 week vacation!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I agree. Think of it as proofessional found time. While she may go out early. No guarantee life will be as predicted for return or thereafter especially if this is her first child. Make tenative plans for the possible gift of 'found time' like CEU s, marketing calls, clinic rearranging and deep clean, .check competencies, cross train, all those things that stay on your list when you're running hard... when is the last time you took a couple days off??? Most especially don't count your chickens before they hatch and mom comes back to work! Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless maternity leave Hi Group: I have a relatively small practice (2 locations, 5 full time PT's). One of the PT's will be having a baby the end of January, and will return full time after taking 6 weeks off. I have a contract therapist to fill in when she is out. The contract PT starts a few days prior to the due date (the full time PT wants to work as long as possible), and is contracted for 6 weeks. The full time PT states that if she delivers early, she wants to start work after 6 weeks, which may overlap the contract PT by up to 2 weeks. Being a small practice, I would prefer not to have to pay them both. I informed the full time PT that I would try to accommodate her if she delivers early and wants to start sooner than expected (see if anyone wants to take some PTO and have her fill in), but that there is no guarantee that I would be able to start her earlier than expected since I will have a contract PT here. What is the standard norm for this type of situation? Jeff Lewandowski DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS Doctor of Physical Therapy Certified Athletic Trainer Certified Manual Therapist Board Certified/Sports Physical Therapy SportsCare Physical Therapy, Inc. 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Ste 320 Suwanee, GA 30024 770 495-0610 Office 770 495-0806 Fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Hi, Consider your State disability rules and regulations. Use those to guide your decisions. NJ has had so many changes in the last few years particularly after our former Governor suffered a disability. It is not uncommon for our therapists to take off as long as six months after deliveries. I had four maternity leaves this past summer. Finally fully staffed with OT's; have 8 of them. And then you wait for them after this time, they become too attached to the new babies and don't come back. Contract agreements in NJ can be for 13 weeks, with 2weeks notice or some 30 days to cancel. AS much as you prefer to be nice, do what is good for your business, as in the end, things always change. Good Luck. E. Lynn MS PT Director of Rehabilitation Marlton Rehabilitation Hospital 92 Brick Rd. Marlton, NJ 08055 ext 4204 From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Jeff Lewandowski Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:53 PM To: ptmanager Subject: maternity leave Hi Group: I have a relatively small practice (2 locations, 5 full time PT's). One of the PT's will be having a baby the end of January, and will return full time after taking 6 weeks off. I have a contract therapist to fill in when she is out. The contract PT starts a few days prior to the due date (the full time PT wants to work as long as possible), and is contracted for 6 weeks. The full time PT states that if she delivers early, she wants to start work after 6 weeks, which may overlap the contract PT by up to 2 weeks. Being a small practice, I would prefer not to have to pay them both. I informed the full time PT that I would try to accommodate her if she delivers early and wants to start sooner than expected (see if anyone wants to take some PTO and have her fill in), but that there is no guarantee that I would be able to start her earlier than expected since I will have a contract PT here. What is the standard norm for this type of situation? Jeff Lewandowski DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS Doctor of Physical Therapy Certified Athletic Trainer Certified Manual Therapist Board Certified/Sports Physical Therapy SportsCare Physical Therapy, Inc. 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Ste 320 Suwanee, GA 30024 770 495-0610 Office 770 495-0806 Fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Does your contract with the covering PT allow for early termination of the agreement? or for travel between sites? Might want to consider getting those clauses into the contract to allow you some flexibility in either floating them to your other clinic or terminating early. When your full time employee goes out you will be better able to predict her return date, though in my experience, what is planned is not always what transpires. She won't likely be cleared from her physician to return to work for a full 6 weeks post-delivery, so if she goes out early on limited activity/bedrest she will still need 6 weeks off. That traveler will come in handy then! Kari V. Voll, OTR/L, Rehab Manager Sentara Healthcare, Nofolk VA > > Hi Group: > > I have a relatively small practice (2 locations, 5 full time PT's). One of > the PT's will be having a baby the end of January, and will return full time > after taking 6 weeks off. I have a contract therapist to fill in when she > is out. The contract PT starts a few days prior to the due date (the full > time PT wants to work as long as possible), and is contracted for 6 weeks. > The full time PT states that if she delivers early, she wants to start work > after 6 weeks, which may overlap the contract PT by up to 2 weeks. Being a > small practice, I would prefer not to have to pay them both. I informed the > full time PT that I would try to accommodate her if she delivers early and > wants to start sooner than expected (see if anyone wants to take some PTO > and have her fill in), but that there is no guarantee that I would be able > to start her earlier than expected since I will have a contract PT here. > What is the standard norm for this type of situation? > > Jeff Lewandowski DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS > Doctor of Physical Therapy > Certified Athletic Trainer > Certified Manual Therapist > Board Certified/Sports Physical Therapy > > SportsCare Physical Therapy, Inc. > 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Ste 320 > Suwanee, GA 30024 > 770 495-0610 Office > 770 495-0806 Fax > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Does your contract with the covering PT allow for early termination of the agreement? or for travel between sites? Might want to consider getting those clauses into the contract to allow you some flexibility in either floating them to your other clinic or terminating early. When your full time employee goes out you will be better able to predict her return date, though in my experience, what is planned is not always what transpires. She won't likely be cleared from her physician to return to work for a full 6 weeks post-delivery, so if she goes out early on limited activity/bedrest she will still need 6 weeks off. That traveler will come in handy then! Kari V. Voll, OTR/L, Rehab Manager Sentara Healthcare, Nofolk VA > > Hi Group: > > I have a relatively small practice (2 locations, 5 full time PT's). One of > the PT's will be having a baby the end of January, and will return full time > after taking 6 weeks off. I have a contract therapist to fill in when she > is out. The contract PT starts a few days prior to the due date (the full > time PT wants to work as long as possible), and is contracted for 6 weeks. > The full time PT states that if she delivers early, she wants to start work > after 6 weeks, which may overlap the contract PT by up to 2 weeks. Being a > small practice, I would prefer not to have to pay them both. I informed the > full time PT that I would try to accommodate her if she delivers early and > wants to start sooner than expected (see if anyone wants to take some PTO > and have her fill in), but that there is no guarantee that I would be able > to start her earlier than expected since I will have a contract PT here. > What is the standard norm for this type of situation? > > Jeff Lewandowski DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS > Doctor of Physical Therapy > Certified Athletic Trainer > Certified Manual Therapist > Board Certified/Sports Physical Therapy > > SportsCare Physical Therapy, Inc. > 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Ste 320 > Suwanee, GA 30024 > 770 495-0610 Office > 770 495-0806 Fax > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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