Clinical Coordinator

• Profession / Discipline: Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech Language Pathologist
• FTE: Full-time
• Setting: Acute Rehab
• City / State: Fort Mohave, AR
• Location: Valley View Medical Center

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a leading provider of acute inpatient rehabilitation services with more than 300 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings and more than 30 joint venture inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the country. We provide high quality, patient-centered care to those who have experienced a loss of function from an injury or illness. Our goal is to help our patients recover as fully as possible and regain the level of independence they hope to achieve.

Success within a company doesn’t just happen. It requires committed teams of talented people who understand and embrace an organization’s goals and work together at the highest level to achieve them. Join our team of interdisciplinary doctors, nurses, therapists and other experts today!

Essential Duties:

• Professional/Leadership Area
• Coordinate the development of team members through structured activities.
• Assist the program director in providing team leadership.
• Communicate and demonstrate a professional image/attitude for patients, families, clients, coworkers and others.
• Promote adherence to policies and practices of applicable professional organizations, client hospital.
• Contribute to client relations and marketing activities.
• Monitor team members competency, licenses/certifications, and memberships in applicable professional organizations.
• Clinical Area
• Participate in pre-admission screening as requested.
• Conduct initial assessments.
• Develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide age appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Evaluate patient response to treatment.
• Document the course of patient care including progress made and continuing need for treatment.
• Provide patient and family education on tasks and resources that will assist with continued functional independence.
• Interdisciplinary Team Area
• Coordinate treatment activity between disciplines and team members.
• Participate in team business meetings.
• Contribute to development of improved efficiency and productivity of unit clinical/administrative functions.
• Quality Management Area
• Participate in coordination of unit quality management and program evaluation activities.
• Collect quality review data.
• Participate in survey preparation activities.
• Interact with assigned program consultant.
• Participate in unit safety committee activities.
• Contribute to the delivery of cost effective care.

The incumbent shall be a graduate of a program in physical or occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, psychology, recreation therapy, or social work approved by a nationally recognized accreditation body, and shall hold an applicable and current license to practice. Experience in working with an adult and geriatric population is necessary; experience serving people with physical disabilities is desirable.