Geriatric physical therapist job description

For 50 years, Brooks Rehabilitation , headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., has been a comprehensive source for physical rehabilitation services. As a nonprofit organization, Brooks operates one of the nation's largest inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. with 160 beds, one of the region's largest home healthcare agencies, 40 outpatient therapy clinics, a Center for Inpatient Rehabilitation in partnership with Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, the Brooks Rehabilitation Medical Group, two skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and memory care. Brooks will treat more than 60,000 patients through its system of care each year. In addition, Brooks operates the Clinical Research Center, which specializes in research for stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and more to advance the science of rehabilitation. Brooks also provides many low or no cost community programs and services such as the Brooks Clubhouse, Brooks Aphasia Center and Brooks Adaptive Sports and Recreation to improve the quality of life for people living with physical disabilities. Brooks Rehabilitation proudly employs over 2,500 clinicians and staff across the state of Florida. We are looking for exceptional people to join our culture of caring and bring our mission to life.

We are seeking a Geriatric Residency Coordinator to join Brooks Rehabilitation's Institute of Higher Learning. The coordinator is responsible for coordinating/supervising the faculty and residents within the Geriatric Residency program. The program coordinator will provide didactic/psychomotor training as well as mentoring in the areas of clinical services, educational activities, professional services, scholarly activities, and practice management within the clinical residency they are appointed. They are responsible for overseeing curriculum development, implementation, and review on an annual basis in collaboration with the Residency/Fellowship Director. The program coordinator will work with the Residency/Fellowship Director to complete annual reports and periodic program reviews for ABPTRFE to maintain accreditation. The Residency Coordinator will serve as a role model to the residents within the cohort of their program and by example will strive to behave in the most professional and ethical manner possible. Ultimately, their primarily responsibility is to guide a cohort of doctorally trained professionals through an advanced post-professional clinical program, which has rigorous oversight from a national accreditation body and therefore has robust curricular and assessment requirements.

The Geriatric Residency Coordinator position is a part-time position (24 hours/week). There are opportunities within Brooks Rehabilitation to work full time if you are interested in also providing patient care.
Responsibilities:

Management and Supervision of the Residents/FiTs
Supervises a resident who manages a specialized caseload.
Provides valuable guidance and instruction through a process of inquiry during clinical mentoring.
Consistently performs appropriate assessment of residents throughout all aspects of the residency program, including during the clinical mentoring.
Performs clear and accurate documentation within all aspects as it relates to accreditation as well as feedback to the residents.
Leadership/Supervision
I nterprets, supports and models organizational philosophy, policy/procedures, and objectives.
Completes timely performance evaluations consistent with organizational policy & procedures.
Establishes and maintains a healthy culture and chemistry amongst the cohort of residents.
Promotes team effort within the department(s), programs, and the organization.
Mediates conflict resolution among staff and residents.
Prioritizes workload, incorporating unexpected assignments as needed.
Maintains open, reciprocal communication with residents, staff, supervisor, colleagues, and leadership.
Maintains confidentiality in all written and verbal communication, including staff and resident records.
Participates in marketing, public relation efforts, and community education activities as needed.
Supervises and Assesses assigned activities for clinical residents within the program.
Supervises and Assesses faculty and mentors within their appointed program.
Collaborates with faculty of other Brooks IHL residency/fellowship programs to identify opportunities to leverage strengths and expertise to obtain valued learning opportunities.
Identifies opportunities to support and improve Brooks Clinical Operations through processes developed within the residency program and through collaboration with system leadership.
Clinical Management
Supports and contributes to Brooks clinical staff development efforts to ensure competency in established professional Standards of Practice, departmental policy, procedure and protocols, and awareness of professional, organizational, fiscal and healthcare trends.
Establishes and maintains standards for Physical Therapy care to ensure compliance with professional, ethical, legal and regulatory and organizational standards.
Maintains professional and job-related competency; keeps abreast of trends and developments in the profession.
Functions as a clinical and patient care subject matter expert/resource to staff, patients, and families.
Assures compliance with program accreditation as well as licensure requirements for all residents and fellows within the residency and fellowship programs.
Program Development
Maintains ongoing intra and inter-departmental coordination and communication for the purpose of program development and improved service delivery.
Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with external agencies/individuals who may provide a service and/or role within the residency.
Interprets performance improvement data and implements change.
Ensures state of the art treatment is provided by the residents in accordance with professional standards of practice, fiscal, ethical and legal parameters.
Actively recruits and communicates with potential applicants from within Brooks as well as from outside.
Promotes the program through support of and participation in educational opportunities, during professional meeting/conferences, and through other venues.
Assists with development of the curriculum for the clinical residency programs in conjunction with the Residency/Fellowship Program Director.

Qualifications:

Physical Therapist, licensed in the State of Florida. Minimum of five years of experience in physical therapy with experience in the following areas:

Clinical mentoring;
Didactic and Psychomotor teaching within a clinical residency and/or fellowship preferred;
Scholarly Activities (such as publications, presentations, etc);
Advanced clinical practice skills;
DPT and/or advanced clinical degree preferred;
Residency and fellowship curriculum design, development, and evaluation preferred;
Completion of a clinical residency and/or a clinical fellowship preferred; and
ABPTS Certification within Geriatrics is required.