DEPARTMENT: Community Clinic
REPORTS TO: Director of Rehabilitation
JOB CLASSIFICATION: Standard Working Hours
Location: Guangzhou
Position Summary：
The Lead Therapist is responsible for the delivery of efficient and effective therapeutic interventions in order to meet the comprehensive needs of patients and provide quality services that are designed to Prevent, Improve, Restore, and Sustain overall health and wellness. The Lead Therapist coordinates both discipline specific and interdisciplinary training and resources. The Lead Therapist is responsible for the monitoring and facilitation of clinical service delivery, programs and initiatives with the rehabilitation department, including but not limited to, physical therapy, occupational therapy.
Responsibility：
1. Develops and implements physical therapy programs in collaboration with the healthcare team consistent with the needs and capabilities of each patient.
2. Identifies clinical growth opportunities and establishes an education plan including access to educational resources, including but not limited to GRS Academy/Relias courses.
3. Performs individualized physical therapy interventions including but not limited to aerobic conditioning, balance coordination, agility training, body mechanics, postural stabilization, flexibility exercises, gait training, neuromotor development training, strengthening, endurance training, manual therapy, functional training, and physical agent modalities；cognitive skills, muscle strength, coordination, endurance, mobility, perceptual abilities, sensory awareness, balance, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, energy conservation, safety awareness, joint protection, work simplification, environmental modification, splinting, physical agent modalities and manual techniques；cognition, receptive language, reading comprehension, expressive language, graphic expression, motor speech, oral motor skills, auditory rehabilitation and dysphagia techniques.
4. Completes appropriate and timely documentation and billing of services being provided.
5. Instructs and educates patients, families, and/or other caregivers in the skills, methods, and techniques of the physical therapy program.
6. Completes root cause analysis in focus centers in collaboration with Regional Clinical Director and creates a strategic education plan, implementation plan and clinical quality improvement plan for the center.
7. Provides education within the region/organization and strategically identifies and develops qualified individuals within the region who demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and the desire to educate others.
8. Enhances professional practice by attending all mandated training and outside professional education programs.
9. Performs other related duties as required.
Requirements：
1. College degree or above in rehabilitation or related major.
2. He/she must be able to practice as a Rehab Therapist in the Province and district of the People’s Republic of China.
3. More than three-year rehabilitation experience.
4. Have knowledge of basic anatomy, physiology, pharmacology in rehab, normal age-related changes, infection control, and proper body mechanics is preferred.
5. Must be able to recognize and practice high-quality hospitality, professionalism and customer service to create a patient centered environment.
6. Must have knowledge of computer office systems.
