Clinic Director/Physical Therapist

Alliance Residential Company•Battle Creek, MI

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Armor PT, an Alliance Physical Therapy Partner, is seeking a Clinic Director/Physical Therapist to join their team. Alliance Physical Therapy Partners (APTP) is a growing organization led by clinicians, emphasizing integrity, respect, humility, and honesty in its partnerships. The company offers a wide array of benefits and incentives, including generous paid time off, and is committed to rewarding exceptional work both personally and professionally. The Clinic Director is responsible for the comprehensive management of the physical therapy clinic, ensuring high levels of patient and employee satisfaction, and actively participating in patient evaluation and treatment. Key aspects of the role include overseeing effective clinical operations, driving clinic growth, and fostering staff development. This position involves supervising all clinic staff, coordinating schedules, and managing clinic operations in adherence to Alliance PT standards. The Clinic Director will also cultivate relationships with referring physicians and potential referral sources to ensure a steady stream of referrals. Success in this role is measured not only by achieving revenue, profit, growth, and compliance targets but also by the strength of relationships built with staff, patients, and referral sources, as well as the clinical training and development of the team. Alliance Physical Therapy Partners supports continuous learning through mentorship, an unlimited continuing education budget, and formal leadership training, providing ample opportunities for career advancement within the company.

Requirements

Master’s or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.
Current Physical Therapist license, registration and/or certification as per state regulations.

Nice To Haves

Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs high quality daily patient therapy including evaluations, plan of care development, treatment, and discharge.
Ensures appropriate documentation is complete.
While providing patient care as a therapist, the Clinic Director assumes responsibility and accountability for the planning, provision and coordination of all aspects of direct patient care in the clinic according to the established policies and procedures.
Manage and drive Key Performance Indicators such as units per hour, units per visit, patient visits per case, cancellations, referrals, and trends in patient billing per individual clinician.
Directs patient care including evaluation, assessment and planning, to insure proper case management.
Provides therapy to patients using manual therapy, modalities, exercise instruction, functional progressions, etc., maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency.
Identifies staff development opportunities and facilitates learning and development to advance clinical skills.
Ensure daily treatments notes for all patients are complete prior to end of day.
Ensure billing amounts on daily notes match treatment time and that all units of treatment are accounted for.
Ensure billing is accurate and complete prior to signing off on the daily note in accordance with Alliance’s policy, state practice act and federal regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA, Medicare and Medicaid.
Assists in development and implementation of clinical policies and procedures regarding patient care and compliance policies.
Assures necessary equipment is available and in clean and safe working order.
Monitor all patient discharges in alignment with Alliance PT standards of care.
Participate in annual budget establishment and achievement through ongoing assessment of clinic needs and course correction when necessary.
Participates in chart reviews to ensure staff compliance in chart completion and accuracy.
Directly supervises therapists and other clinical staff within the office.
Recruits, selects and retains clinical and support staff.
Practices sound employee management techniques in accordance with the company procedures, the employee handbook and existing state, federal and other employment laws.
Utilizes other corporate resources in situations where uncertainty exists in potentially problematic employee relations or other management issues.
Consistently communicates with staff through staff meetings, staff reviews, and informal open-door practices.
Provides constructive feedback and coaching and manages staff performance issues proactively.
Assures compliance with Federal / Medicare guidelines and company compliance policies.
Manages the staffing schedule of the clinic, approves timecards, PTO requests and maintains an appropriate staff mix and coverage levels.
Develops and implements a systematic marketing plan which includes making sales calls to physicians, nurses, clinicians and other potential referral sources.
Secures solid relationships and referral sources within the area.
Provides educational marketing programs for referral sources, area businesses, and the general community.
Attend networking events with marketing support staff and physicians.
Analyzes patient satisfaction survey feedback to understand how to improve services.
Communicates with referral sources by providing regular feedback regarding patient progress.