Center Therapy Director
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At Concentra, you will be a vital member of our patient care team and play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission is to improve the health of America's workforce, one patient at a time. Join us at Concentra and see how your clinical competency and compassion can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients you serve.
As a Center Therapy Director, you will provide rehabilitative services for the treatment of disabled, injured and diseased patients in a center in accordance with Concentra Medical Centers’ Injury Process Management and Concentra Medical Centers’ philosophy of rehabilitation in occupational medicine and Concentra policies, practices and procedures and applicable regulations.
- Spends 100% of time in a center providing direct patient care, leading by example, and creating an exceptional patient experience
- Manages key clinical center metrics that are provided by Clinical Analytics and relate to quality outcomes and holds therapists accountable: % MS Referred, Visits per Case, % Therapy SDE, % Seen, TOP
- Consistently demonstrates all components of the Physical Therapy Guidebook and the Perfect PT visit
- Manages clinical outcomes and addresses outlier cases with staff therapists
- Ensures clinical workflows to optimize patient capture, processing of referrals and scheduling
- Executes therapy plan for each patient with a focus on early intervention and same day evaluation
- Creates a professional and collaborative working environment with full colleague participation that promotes teamwork, quality, exceptional outcomes, and patient safety
- Works with DTO to identify clinical improvement opportunities
- Fosters relationships with employers, referral sources and payer groups through routine communications and engagement opportunities
- Masters use of clinical systems to ensure efficient and excellent supportive documentation, appropriate and optimal coding levels, charge capture, and follow-through on all patient care orders
- Ensures compliance with individual State Practice Act/Rules and Regulations/WC Regulations
- Drives patient and client experience and satisfaction metrics
- Actively participates in CLT meetings with COD and CMD to improve quality, patient safety, outlier management, and ensures the ongoing development and growth of the center’s business
- Maintains and cultivates relationships with center clients and payers while responding to requests within 24 hours
- Works with DTO and CLT to manage clinical and support staffing levels and proficiencies that will optimize patient satisfaction, workflows, and efficiencies
- Promotes, cultivates, and exemplifies Orange Book values for all center colleagues
- Develops colleague success through all aspects of the talent life cycle for staff therapists and PTSS within the center
- Fosters an environment of collaboration, professionalism, patient and colleague safety, quality care, continuous improvement and reward and recognition
- Leads and promotes collaboration within CLT and across disciplines to achieve clinical and business outcomes
- Accountable for understanding and input on Center financial drivers (GRV, PI, New Injuries, TAT) and outcomes in order to achieve annual business plan
- Promotes center initiatives and work flows that are consistent with those in other centers
- Possesses financial awareness and provides input to center budget and key business metrics
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS
• Bachelors of Science or advanced degree in Physical Therapy (Doctor of Physical Therapy) from an accredited college or university
• Must meet licensure requirements of jurisdiction
JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Customarily at least two years of demonstrated clinical experience in an occupational healthcare setting
JOB-RELATED SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
• Concentra Core Competencies of Service Mentality, Attention to Detail, Sense of Urgency, Initiative and Flexibility
• Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
• Outstanding customer service skills as well as the ability to deal with people in a manner which shows tact and professionalism
• The ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies
• Demonstrated outstanding clinical knowledge of physical/occupational therapy services
• Demonstrated outstanding dedication to Concentra’s philosophy of therapy in occupational medicine
• Demonstrated outstanding interest in the leadership of therapy staff
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and administrative abilities to the job responsibilities as described
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills and the ability to exercise proper judgment, make decisions, and motivate employees