Orthopedic physical therapist vs director of physical therapy

Differences between orthopedic physical therapist and director of physical therapy duties and responsibilities

Orthopedic physical therapist example responsibilities.

• Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
• Restore functional mobility for patients and prevent or lessen disabilities following disease or injury.
• Provide physical therapy services to a vast patient base, including individuals with physical impairments requiring use of specialize adaptive equipment.
• Supervise PTAs and therapy techs daily in the administration of therapeutic interventions and patient care.
• Develop and implement an activity checklist for post-operative patients to reduce incidence rate of pneumonia.
• Supervise treatment conduct by physical therapist assistants and delegate appropriate tasks to rehabilitation technicians on a daily basis.
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Director of physical therapy example responsibilities.

• Develop department budgets and manage QA adherence.
• Manage PPS details efficiently to ensure high quality clinical care while maximizing reimbursement for the facility.
• Attend all daily meetings including stand up, IDT, PPS, and direct and lead weekly rehab meetings.
• Develop and improve the documentation system with the use of early EMR documentation software.
• Direct the provision of patient care, clinical duties, and development of COTA.
• Provide OT treatment for high volume caseloads in rehab, outpatient, SNF, and acute settings.
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