Clinical Director - Physical Therapist

JAG Physical Therapy; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $7,500 sign-on bonus

Up to $2,500 relocation bonus

Health, Dental, & Vision Benefits

HSA Options including dependent care,医

$10,000.00 Term Life Insurance benefit

401(k) with company match

Continuing Education reimbursements

Job summary

JAG Physical Therapy is seeking a Clinical Director to oversee outpatient rehabilitation operations, ensure regulatory and health-care compliance, and lead patient evaluation and treatment. The role includes supervising clinicians, managing budgeting, and driving continuous improvement in service quality.

Ideal candidates have a doctoral degree preferred, active professional license, CPR, and 3+ years of outpatient experience with 2+ years in supervision or program development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree required; Doctorate preferred.
• Professional license/certification required.
• Valid CPR license.
• Minimum of three years’ clinical outpatient experience and two years’ clinical supervision or clinical program development experience preferred.
• Knowledge of EMR system.
• Able to troubleshoot, decisive, action oriented; approachable.
• Team player with strong communication and conflict-management skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet census goals for the clinic and clinicians; monitor KPIs and patient volume.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws in collaboration with People Operations.
• Oversee facility maintenance and housekeeping of the clinic.
• Review and approve timecards through ADP in line with wage regulations.
• Lead interview/hiring for clinical and admin roles in coordination with HR.
• Train and onboard clinical staff; conduct ongoing performance evaluations.
• Address performance problems and escalate to HR when appropriate.
• Monitor staff compliance and patient satisfaction metrics.
• Manage monthly budget for visits, labor, and clinical supplies.
• Oversee documentation audits and Medicare compliance; monitor MMR cap.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Doctorate degree preferred

Tools

EMR system

Job description

The Physical Therapist Clinical Director is responsible for complete oversight of operations and administration of rehabilitative outpatient clinic providing Physical and Occupational Therapy. Ensures compliance with all regulations and health care requirements. This position is also responsible for patient evaluation and treatment.

Who We Are

JAG Physical Therapy’s care-first model of rehabilitation may be the change you are looking for! JAG Physical Therapy, a comprehensive outpatient, orthopedic physical therapy company with 100 facilities throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, is seeking compassionate and motivated individuals to join our winning team! JAG has been honored by the area’s top publications as the best in the business based on growth and outcomes and is considered the Gold Standard for physical therapy care by the Metro area’s largest healthcare systems and insurance providers.

What You’ll Love About Us

• up to $7,500 sign-on bonus
• up to $2,500 relocation bonus
• Competitive salary
• Yearly Bonus based on the performance of the Clinic
• Health, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• HSA Options including dependent care, medical, and commuter benefits
• $10,000.00 Term Life Insurance benefit at NO cost to employees
• up to 4 weeks PTO
• 401(k) with company match
• Continuing Education reimbursements
• MedBridge Membership
• Yearly review for growth opportunities
• Professional Development Growth Tracks
• Tuition discounts for employees and their families
• TicketsAtWork and LifeMart company perks
• Our workplace fosters a close-knit and supportive environment where individuals genuinely care for and uplift one another, creating a strong sense of unity and camaraderie

What You’ll Need

• Bachelors or Masters Degree required, Doctorate degree preferred
• Professional License/Certification required
• Valid CPR license
• Minimum of three years’ clinical outpatient experience and two years’ clinical supervision or clinical program development experience preferred
• Knowledge of EMR system
• Able to troubleshoot, keen sense for decision making and judgment; action oriented; approachable
• Team player and effective at building and fostering teamwork as well as maintain composure when dealing with conflict
• Excellent customer service skills, interpersonal and communication skills

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for meeting census goals of clinic and each clinician (office KPIs, number of patients seen). Scorecard review weekly with RCD
• Working with People Operations, ensures compliance with all federal and state employment laws.
• Facility maintenance
• Review and approve timecards through ADP ensuring adherence to all federal and state regulations with respect to Exempt and Non-Exempt staff
• Interview/hiring (clinical, admin, aide) in collaboration with HR- take out admin
• Training and onboarding clinical staff, ongoing evaluation of performance
• Resolve performance problems on a clinic level and elevating to HR when appropriate
• Monitor staff compliance
• Follow up with patients on low net promoter scores
• Monitor monthly budget of visits, labor, and clinical supplies
• Monitor documentation audits, Medicare compliance and patients approaching MMR cap
• Prompt EMR schedule review weekly
• Monitor staff unsigned notes
• Perform new patient eval audit weekly
• Manages and approves expenses of staff in clinic
• Physician referral management (outreach visits, Direct access review, etc)
• Clinical support staff expense management, scheduling, interviewing, hiring/termination
• Monitor discharge policy adherence
• Monthly clinical supply ordering
• Adhere to lost patient log workflow
• Weekly call with RCD
• Weekly meeting with OM

Important Disclaimer Notice

The above statements are only intended to represent the essential job functions and general nature of the work being performed and are not exhaustive of the tasks that an Employee may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require Employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change. This job description is not a guarantee of employment. What you’ll love about us section is based on full time employment with the company and is not guaranteed based on employment type.