Clinical Director Physical Therapy - UHealth SoL Mia
Clinical Director Physical Therapy - UHealth SoL Mia
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The University of Miami UHealth at SoL Mia opening September 2025 will bring highquality academic medicine to North Miami Aventura and surrounding communities. Our expert team of physicians and staff will represent a wide range of specialties including NCIdesignated Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute the number one eye hospital in the nation. UHealth at SoL Mia will also deliver the latest in urologic treatments from the renowned Desai Sethi Urology Institute as well as topnotch care from UHealths nationally ranked neurology and neurosurgery programs.
The University of Miami UHealth Department of Physical Therapy at SoL Mia has an exciting opportunity for a full time Clinical Director Physical Therapy.
The Director Physical Therapy Operations organizes develops directs and supervises all aspects of physical therapy operations under current applicable federal state and local standards regulations and guidelines to assure that the highest degree of quality care is always rendered.
The Director Physical Therapy Operations manages the staffing and scheduling to provide adequate coverage for patient treatments and for the preparation and monitoring of financial and budgeting concerns. The incumbents represents physical therapy operations in hospital meetings and participates as key member of hospital leadership. This position maintains open and ongoing communication with the hospital leadership to ensure patient staff and hospital needs are met.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
Maintains physical and occupational guidelines by assisting in updating practices policies and procedures.
Maintains clinical PT & OT operations by initiating coordinating and enforcing program operational and personnel practices policies and procedures. Conducts daily weekly and monthly analysis of productivity that affects the financial success of the business unit.
Assures quality of care by contributing to hospital and PT Departments philosophies and standards of care enforcing adherence to state board of PT & OT and state PT & OT practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations and measuring health outcomes against standards.
Maintains PT & OT staff by recruiting selecting orienting and training PT / OT staff and auxiliary support staff.
Completes patient care requirements by assigning and coordinating appropriate therapist team.
Maintains PT /OT staff service and productivity results by coaching counseling and providing corrective feedback and/or disciplinary interventions to employees.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to staff patients and their friends and families. Promotes patients independence by establishing patient care goals teaching and counseling patients and reinforcing patients understanding of disease medications and selfcare.
Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
Maintains a safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing related procedures rules and regulations.
Accounts for the collection of data to ensure performance improvement and optimal customer service standards.
Assures all staff meet mandatory continuing education requirements and yearly hospitalbased competencies.
Facilitates team communication for alignment on departmental initiatives and advances in education and evidencebased practice
Provides insight on the unit(s) operations to PT Department leadership to assist in the development of strategic planning and departmental expansion. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.
Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.
Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.
Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be allinclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree in relevant field
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Any relevant education certifications and/or work experience may be considered.
Knowledge Skills and Attitudes:
Knowledge of business and management principles.
Ability to direct manage implement and evaluate department operations.
Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
Ability to effectively plan delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
Ability to lead motivate develop and train others.
Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.
UHealthUniversity of Miami Health System South Floridas only universitybased health system provides leadingedge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and subspecialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.
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Job Status:
Full timeEmployee Type:
StaffPay Grade:
H16Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
