I hire for SNF's. I work for a smaller local contract company and it is not just a have a license and show up type deal. I have clinical questions I ask on top of more basic interview, getting a feel for the interviewee type questions. We care very much about making the right hire for the team/facility and continuity. Someone with good clinical skills.
Also to say to avoid jobs with productivity requirements is crazy. Never heard of no productivity requirement. Some are higher than others sure and I would be wary of anything over 88% for an evaluator but anything 88 or lower is very easy and attainable.
SNF's always get this bad wrap (mostly from therapists who have never worked in one and dont know what they are talking about) but how many OP practices have therapists seeing 3-4 patients in one hour? I never treat more than one patient at a time. I work for a therapist owned contract company that care about ethical practices, puts the patients first and cares about their employees. But of course we have a productivity standard. The company needs to make money. Why should the employees not be held accountable?
My favorite are therapists who complain about therapy companies being too focused on the bottom line but then being the first ones out the door if they dont get the raise they want. They think they shouldnt have any productivity standard and should be able to do as much or little treatment as they want but get paid $90,000/year. When it comes to the companies bottom line they are all high and mighty and critical but when it comes to their personal bottom line they sing a different tune.
Obviously there are bad companies out there who do unethical things but I have seen therapists complain about reasonable expectations and good companies and think they should be able to be 50% productive but get paid top dollar.
