Director- Rehab Clinical

The Clinical Director drives clinical practice by leading the Regional Vice Presidents and Clinical Operations Area Directors in promoting consistent and efficient evidence-based practice in patient identification, comprehensive assessment using standardized tests and/or objective measures, patient-centered intervention in order to achieve targeted clinical outcomes. The Clinical Director develops and strategically directs the organization in clinical analysis, education, training, and strategic planning in order to ensure the provision of quality care across all disciplines. The Clinical Director serves as a clinical expert and provides leadership and focus for the clinical team within the organization, in their discipline and respective specialty practice areas. The Clinical Director utilizes an analytical process to guide clinical operations within the organization in the identification and implementation of clinical service delivery, programs, and initiatives.

1. Influences the clinical practice of the organization through the ability to motivate others, positive role modeling, and providing leadership to achieve company goals.
2. Proactively provides an assessment, analysis and related plan for improvement for the state of clinical practice at large which includes, but is not limited to, evidence-based practice, best practice guidelines, and appropriate tools and resources to enhance and improve care delivery.
3. Completes root cause analysis in focus centers (those that trigger for clinical operational or quality improvement) and provides direction and leadership of Powerback Rehabilitation clinical standards and regulatory oversight in the creation of a strategic education plan, implementation plan and clinical quality improvement plan for the center.
4. Analyzes and provides feedback regarding the clinical needs assessments for focus centers, area, and region completed by Clinical Operations Area Directors to effectively guide the development of strategic plans that clearly outline clinical practice opportunities when existing plans have not resulted in effective or improved delivery of care that meets Powerback Rehabilitation standards as evidenced by clinical outcomes.
5. Provides clinical leadership in the ongoing development of clinical processes and improvement plans in focus centers, areas, and regions to create sustainability of clinical service improvement over time evidenced by clinical outcomes.
6. Provides clinical expertise and leadership as necessary to develop an implementation plan, clinical quality improvement and create sustainability of clinical service improvement over time.
7. Analyzes the educational/programmatic training needs of a center, area, customer chain, region for accurate identification of clinical growth opportunities that impact Powerback Rehabilitation standards of care; directs operational leadership in establishing an education plan and provides access to educational resources. Strategically identifies effective modes of delivery for education within all levels of the organization, leveraging resources effectively and responsibly.
8. Supports the organization in the development of center, area, customer chain and regional education; successfully directs operations leadership team in establishing implementation plans to effectively deliver education. Provides education throughout the organization and strategically identifies and develops qualified individuals within the organization who demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and the desire to educate others.
9. Acts as a clinical resource and content expert in the development of clinical education and initiatives; in the following, but not limited to, areas-- interpretation and application of clinical outcomes, clinical operations systems and processes, care delivery model design and implementation.
10. Acts as a clinical resource and expert on discipline-specific standards of practice, codes of ethics, and practice acts which may include clinical specialization, advanced clinical teaching and training, mentoring and professional association representation.
11. Acts as a clinical resource and content expert respective to identified specialty practice areas as it relates to interdisciplinary roles, and is able to access interdisciplinary resources.
12. Participates in and represents Powerback Rehabilitation in local, state and/or national association activities, models active engagement to Powerback Rehabilitation leaders and staff, provides education to leadership, and passionately communicates regarding benefits of active engagement in these activities.
13. Recognizes the advanced clinical skills of the master clinicians and engages them in clinical projects based on specialty area as indicated. Provides clinical oversight through the organization in the development of individualized professional growth plans in specialized clinical areas to advance clinical growth in the region.
14. Performs documentation audits, QI/QA and case management reviews in center/region as directed by the Sr. Clinical Director and Vice President of Clinical Operations to identify specific clinical trends and areas of opportunity in the provision of value based health care services. Provides direction and resources to the leadership team with specific clinical areas of a QI/QA plan to effectively mitigate risk.
15. Participates in compliance investigations as directed by the Sr. Clinical Director and Vice President of Clinical Operations when the investigation requires a specialized skill of the Clinical Director to effectively interpret, analyze and provide guidance to leadership to formulate results that are consistent and accurately reflect state/national practice acts/laws and regulatory governing bodies and profession association standards.
16. Participates in collaborative clinical quality improvement initiatives with internal and external customers as directed by the Sr. Clinical Director and Vice President of Clinical Operations in order to drive clinical care delivery to the Powerback Rehabilitation standard (e.g., Peer Survey Teams, mock surveys, etc.).
17. Participates strategically in customer meetings and activities, with a focus on differentiating Powerback Rehabilitation as a clinical leader. Develops clinical strategic plan for each customer including chain customers. Demonstrates clinical expertise in their own discipline as well as expertise within an interdisciplinary care delivery model. Clearly articulates and demonstrates to business partners the value of Powerback Rehabilitation philosophy of care, programming and resources.
18. Provides discipline-specific patient care with the intent to model effective assessment and treatment, manage a difficult case or population, facilitate clinical reasoning of clinicians, and in emergency situations to address an unmet patient need.
19. Performs other related duties as required.