TLC staff are specialized in brain injury treatment and rehabilitation and have a thorough understanding of the cognitive and physical needs of individuals with acquired brain injury
TLC Offers Unparalleled Staffing
TLC is a not-for-profit program, which provides the opportunity to be less profit driven and more focused on the quality of our staff and the care they provide. Our professional staff are employees, not contracted. They specialize solely in brain injury treatment and rehabilitation and have a thorough understanding of the cognitive and physical needs of individuals with acquired brain injury. They work in concert with other members of the treatment team for improved consistency and coordination of services. TLC’s staff is recognized both nationally and internationally as experts in the field of brain injury treatment and are licensed or certified in their fields of expertise. Most of our professional staff hold Masters or Ph.D. degrees in their fields. TLC Lubbock's Medical Director is a board certified Physiatrist. TLC also provides comprehensive nursing care for those patients needing medical attention. This level of staffing is unparalleled in the field of post-acute brain injury treatment.
The licensed/certified staffing for our 16 bed post-acute rehabilitation facility at TLC LUBBOCK is as follows:
|
Clinician/Department |
Number |
Description |
|
Physician |
One |
Board certified Physiatrist (PM&R) (MD) |
|
Nursing |
Three |
Nursing: 2 Registered nurses; 1 LVN |
|
Case Management |
Two |
Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) (1), Lisenced Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) |
|
Physical Therapy |
One |
Physical Therapist (PT); Masters degree |
|
|
One |
Physical Therapist (PT); Masters degree; Certified NCI Instructor |
|
Occupational Therapy |
Two |
Occupational Therapist (M.O.T.); Masters degree |
|
Speech/Language Pathology |
Three |
Speech/Language Pathologists with their Certificates of Clinical Competence (SLP-CCC); Masters degree |
| One | Speech/Language Pathologist with Certifiecate of Clinical Competence (SLP-CCC); Masters Degree ALF Manager | |
|
Therapeutic Recreation |
One |
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) |
|
Neuropsychology |
One |
Neuropsychologist (Ph.D.); Doctorate |
| Counselor | One | Licensed Professional Counselor; Masters Degree |
|
Total |
17 |
Licensed/Certified Staff |
In addition to our highly skilled and credentialed professional staff, TLC boasts 10 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) among our direct care staff. Overall turnover at TLC for 2010 was just 11%. That is well below the national average of 23.4 reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for all industries and categories. The healthcare section recorded a 29.7% turnover rate. Program knowledge and treatment consistency are the result of a stable staff.
Learn more about Key Staff Members
To accomplish TLC's three fold mission of treatment, research and education. TLC provides thousands of hours of training to residents, interns and fellows from across the country each year.
