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Job Description Summary:
The purpose of this position is to advance a rehabilitation Clinical Program across the rehabilitation environment, specific network (outpatient, acute, or home care), and assist in linking services across the rehabilitation continuum. This position will be responsible for the clinical quality in the designed program and assist rehabilitation management with customer satisfaction results, quality of work life, and financial performance of the rehabilitation clinical program. Examples of rehabilitation clinical programs can include neurological, aquatic, women's health, vestibular, spine, foot & ankle, hand, oncology, industrial, cardiology, orthopedics, trauma, and critical care.
Responsibilities And Duties:
DIRECT AND INDIRECT PATIENT CARE 70 - 90%
Evaluates and treats rehabilitation patients, mainly within specialty, per staff therapist job description.
Follows staff therapist job description for direct and indirect patient care.
CLINICAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 10 - 30%
Develops and shares key clinical protocols; mentors' clinicians and/or student clinicians.
Serves as direct contact person for associates, physicians, administrators and the community related to the rehabilitation clinical program.
Provides organizational clinical focused communication to each rehabilitation site and to other OhioHealth entities related to clinical program.
FOCUSES ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THAT MAY INCLUDE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
Monitors program requirements related to clinical program.
Provides best practice and assists management with quality/safety initiatives related to sub-specialty.
Acts as sub-committee chair for Quality Management process (peer review).
Develops, analyzes, manages, and improves Quality Outcomes within clinical program (i.e., data analysis for FOTO results within subspecialty).
Mentorship (treatment with a clinician) and coaching at minimal bi-monthly or for clinicians involved in the program.
Assists in the development and implementation of clinical competencies and clinical protocols.
Develops and organizes continuing education for the specialty. This includes presenting at a CEU event annually, routinely holds in-services or study groups on a topic at least twice a year, and/or sharing of literature to promote evidence-based practice.
Develops relationships with at least one key physician partner/sponsor. Interfaces with Physicians and Payers to develop and grow rehabilitation sub-specialty.
Contributes to clinical publication, present at non-OhioHealth entities, assists in or conducts research in area of specialty and participates in the residency program if offered.
The focus of CEU's will primarily be in the area of clinical program specialty or related to it.
Assists leadership with strategic planning and implementation in clinical program.
Actively is involved in marketing the sub-specialty program.
Educates rehabilitation leadership on mandatory regulations related to clinical program.
Assists leadership with monitoring of patient satisfaction within dedicated program.
Attends Rehabilitation Leadership Meetings and provides program updates to leadership team bi-annually.
Researches, develops best practice standards, authors, and assists leadership with implementation of new programs/standards within specialty.
Conducts at least two meetings/conference calls per year amongst clinical coordinators to promote best practice /idea sharing.
The major duties, responsibilities and essential functions listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive of the duties, responsibilities, and essential functions to be performed by employees in this job. The associate is expected to perform all other duties as requested by management.
As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.
The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Additional Job Description:
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
- Clinical experience and course work related to rehabilitation sub-specialty.
- The ability to work with diverse internal and external constituencies.
- Excellent written, oral and electronic communication skills.
- Dedicated clinician development and coaching ability.
- Preparation for and participation in Strategic Planning.
- Experience in dealing with an ability to teach others how to collaborate with medical advisors and physician partners accessing rehabilitation services.
Work Shift:
Day
Scheduled Weekly Hours :
40
Department
Rmh Neuro Clinics Amb
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Equal Employment Opportunity
OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment
