Responsibilities:
Communication
Demonstrates the highest level of communication and professionalism with patients caregivers rehabilitation staff providers and other health care professionals both within the academic medical center and in the community.
� Exhibits effective and professional verbal and non-verbal communication
� Communicates clearly respectfully and honestly with patients and/or caregivers and colleagues
� Communicates independently and proactively with other care givers involved in the patients care
� Adjusts communication and response to the level of understanding of the listener
Principal Duties
� Performs clinical duties of a Physical Therapist as defined in the respective job description
� Acts as a general resource and support for all clinical staff within their respective service or program
� Assists with the orientation of new staff
� Provides consultation second opinions and peer review of staff and students on a day-to-day basis
� Demonstrates expertise in and educates staff to selected assessment tools and treatment techniques
� Develops innovative approaches to treatment to enhance patient and/or caregiver outcomes
� Assumes primary liaison responsibility with ambulatory clinic(s) or specialty area e.g. Burn Clinic Ortho Clinic Wheelchair Clinic
� Shares clinical knowledge and skills
� Provides input on Physical Therapist and/or support staff performance appraisals as necessary and appropriate.
� Mentors Staff Therapists and clinical students
� Facilitates learning opportunities which may including program rounding case reviews journal article reviews in-services and hands on trainings
� Completes professional organization clinical instructor training as appropriate
Additional duties within the specific program or service as determined by the Clinical Specialist ACM and/or Clinical Manager which may include:
� Monitors supplies and equipment for specific service/program area
� Assists with the development of new programs or services
� Assists in developing departmental and evidence-based resources
� Identifies system improvement needs and provides suggestions and support for improvements
� Implements and monitors program/service specific quality improvement efforts
� Participates in research/outcome measurement and assists with program competency
� Identifies staff educational needs and provides or coordinates staff education to promote clinical competency
� Assists in managing human and material resources in a cost-effective manner
� Uses unscheduled time to flex to other work areas for patient care needs
� Assists team in prioritizing and planning daily treatment schedules and managing patient case load
� Assists leadership in emergency situations
� Contributes to and actively participates in staff meetings
� Assists in identifying learning needs of self and others.
� Seeks support and follows appropriate channels to solve complex communication issues
� Supports staff in critically thinking through complex cases including but not limited to those with ethical concerns
� Facilitates conflict resolution in challenging communication scenarios
� Consistently models highly effective delivery/acceptance of both constructive and positive feedback communicating strategies and boundary awareness to support individual and team needs
� Works collaboratively within the academic medical center and more broadly with community-based healthcare providers.
