Coordinator, Physical Therapy

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000175024
Category: Physical Therapy
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Department: Physical Therapy

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Doctoral Degree or Master s Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE accredited school

Preferred:

• 2 years supervisory experience
• 3-5 years clinical experience

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Full-Time

• Develop/implement Policies and Procedures that guide/support services
• Determine staff qualifications and competence
• Continuously assess/improve department performance
• Maintain appropriate Quality Control programs
• Participate in orientation continuing education of Department staff
• Participate in selection of outside services
• Ensure the department operations are effective and efficient
• Hold staff accountable for their responsibilities
• Ensures the responsibilities for administrative and clinical direction are defined in writing
• Ensure coordination of care, treatment, and services
• Ensure that all areas providing patient/client care are directed by qualified professionals with appropriate training and experience
• Provides direct patient care as necessary
• Serves as a resource to staff for clinical issues
• Conflict resolution
• Responds to patient, physician complaints in acute care and reports results to the department director
• Directly Supervises on a daily basis: Acute Care Services, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Rehabilitation Aides
• In the absence of the Director of Rehabilitation Services, assumes overall department responsibilities
• Performs other supervision duties as assigned by the Director of Rehabilitation Services
• Demonstrates compliance with findings from QI program findings
• Participates in in-services and training activities as indicated Patient Education
• Provides input into improving the operations of the department
• Provides input into improving the quality of care provided
• Assists the Director of Rehabilitation Services in the formulation of the yearly department budget