Job Description
Overview: At Powerback, we're on a mission to improve lives. As the leader in physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapies, we help older adults stay active and thrive while providing essential therapy for children at home and in school. With over 38 years of trusted service, our reach spans skilled nursing centers, assisted and independent living facilities, outpatient clinics, and home-based care. We're proud to deliver personalized care exactly where and when it's needed most. Join an industry-leading team that restores hope and makes a lasting impact. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference and want to be part of the future of rehabilitation and wellness, Powerback is the place for you. Responsibilities: RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES: Influences the clinical practice of the organization through the ability to motivate others, positive role modeling, and providing leadership to achieve company goals. 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. 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. 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. 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. Provides clinical expertise and leadership as necessary to develop an implementation plan, clinical quality improvement and create sustainability of clinical service improvement over time. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Performs documentation audits, QI/QA and case management reviews in center/region as directed by the Sr. Clinical