Director/Sr. Director of Clinical Physical Therapy-Workers Comp.

MEDI TRANS LLC• US,

2d•$161,000 - $263,900•Remote

About The Position

MTI America is a health solutions company located in sunny Ft Lauderdale. As a leader in the Worker's compensation industry, our team of dedicated professionals seamlessly coordinates and delivers our ancillary product and service offerings. Passion for people is at the core of everything we do, and we understand the impact of empathy in healthcare. As a company built on lasting relationships, we utilize our network of providers to consistently deliver compelling customer-centric solutions from transport to language and medical services. Nationwide! The MTI family has a strong passion for efficiency, customer care, and our people. We love what we do, we strive to be the best, and we are thrilled to serve our customers. We strongly believe that our culturally diverse teams of overly ambitious people are what makes our company a great place to work. We value our employees as much as we do our customers and offer a supportive environment complete with competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities. At MTI America, you will have a significant impact on the quality of care our patients receive. Your service will directly impact injured workers and their quality of life.

Requirements

Physical Therapy (clinical expertise) and interdisciplinary rehabilitation coordination (complementary modality familiarity)
Rehabilitation program creation, design and delivery
Treatment planning for musculoskeletal and occupational injuries
Functional capacity evaluation and work conditioning protocols
Knowledge of workers compensation laws, payer requirements, and return-to-work regulations
Operations management in a clinical setting
Accountability for decisions and outcomes
Motivating and empowering clinical teams to perform at their highest level
Collaboration, team cohesion, and cross-functional coordination
Empathy, active listening, and understanding others' perspectives
Ethical conduct and upholding professional standards
Encouragement of diversity and inclusion within the clinical team
Active and unrestricted state Physical Therapy license in the state of practice
Minimum of 5–7 years of clinical physical therapy experience, with at least 2–3 years in a supervisory or management role
Experience in program development and creation
Demonstrated experience managing workers compensation cases and coordinating with employers, adjusters, and case managers

Responsibilities

Sets clinical vision and practice standards for the physical therapy program, aligning care protocols with evidence-based guidelines for musculoskeletal injury, occupational rehabilitation, and functional capacity evaluation in workers compensation cases.
Oversees the development and implementation of treatment planning protocols, ensuring all clinicians are practicing at the full scope of their licensure.
Ensures physical therapists are maximally focused on high-value clinical work.
Hires and supervises rehabilitation therapy staff, coordinates caseloads, monitors performance against established clinical standards, and provides both formal and informal feedback.
Delegates appropriately based on staff skills and potential, takes ownership of coordinating others' work, and empowers the team to achieve high performance.
Identifies learning and development needs within the clinical team and facilitates ongoing professional development, including CEU compliance.
Oversees clinical management of workers compensation cases from initial evaluation through return-to-work, coordinating with case managers, employers, insurance adjusters, and physicians.
Ensures clinical documentation meets workers’ compensation regulatory and payer requirements and that treatment is defensible and outcomes focused.
Monitors operational metrics, manages patient throughput, and ensures efficient deployment of resources across the workers compensation caseload.
Ensures the program will be in full compliance with state physical therapy practice acts, workers compensation regulations, payer contract requirements, OSHA standards, and applicable accreditation bodies.
Develops internal policies and procedures, conducts clinical audits, and implements corrective actions where standards are not met.
Serves as the primary clinical contact for employer partners, workers compensation adjusters, third-party administrators, and referring physicians.
Presents clinical outcome data persuasively.
Negotiates return-to-work timelines and modified duty arrangements on behalf of injured workers.