Physical Therapist / Clinical Coordinator

About the role

Combine your passion for Physical Therapy with clinical leadership and care coordination. Join Rehab Without Walls as a Physical Therapist / Clinical Coordinator and provide meaningful neurorehabilitation while serving as a key partner in coordinating client care.

Responsibilities

• Manages the provision of individual patient services and collaborates with clinical staff to develop rehabilitation plans.
• Collaborates with clinical staff to develop rehabilitation plans.
• Coordinates the ongoing provision of rehabilitation services.
• Formulates comprehensive, transdisciplinary rehabilitation treatment plans, clinical outcomes, goals/objectives and service delivery for referred patients in conjunction with the patient/care partner and the clinical team.
• Completes CC evaluation and develops patient initial, progress and discharge reports and monitors the patient’s status on an ongoing basis.
• CCs are responsible for completion of patient clinical outcome tools based on diagnosis.
• Makes sure patient, family/ care partner, payer/case manager and physician are satisfied with the program on a regular basis.
• Leads interdisciplinary case conferences, team meetings, and communicates Treatment Plans/Progress Reports on a regular basis to the physicians, external case manager/payor and/or patient/family members.
• Schedules/facilitates interdisciplinary case conferences with the clinical team, payers/case managers, physicians and family members.
• Communicates regularly with patient, family/ care partner, payer/case manager and physician regarding patient progress and any important issues that arise.
• Facilitates acquisition of necessary equipment to enable achievement of agreed upon functional goals (i.e. HMO, insurance carrier, etc.) with funding source.
• Participates in medical provider meetings to report/resolve medical issues for person served.
• Makes sure projected hours of service to be delivered to the patient and reports hours/subsequent changes to the local leadership (Executive Director/Director of Clinical Management/Program Manager).
• Negotiates with funding sources for extensions of service beyond initial authorizations.
• Acquires and tracks orders from physician for all provided ongoing services after the initial orders are obtained.
• Adheres to standards of the Company's Code of Conduct, policies, HIPAA and Corporate Compliance programs and appropriate professional practice standards and applicable state/federal laws.
• Attends, participates in and/or conducts internal staff development programs, obtains continuing education as required by Company policy and regulations.
• Maintains and enhances clinical practice skills.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health (OT, PT, SLP), Registered Nurse, Human Services, or Rehabilitation Counseling/Psychology and Maintains relevant professional licensure/registration/certification in the state of practice.
• Current certification as Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) preferred.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) First Aid and CPR certifications.
• Minimum of two-year’s experience in a rehabilitation setting with neurologically impaired patients.
• Prior case management and/or insurance administration experience preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent organization, problem solving, decision making and communication skills.
• Organized and able to function under minimal supervision.
• Has reliable transportation and able to travel to/from multiple assignments/locations on a daily basis.