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Job Summary
A professional who provides physical therapy services to patients/clients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status related to a chronic bleeding disorder.

Responsibilities

Scope of Knowledge

Physical Therapists shall possess a base of knowledge obtained through training, education, and ongoing professional development.  Knowledge is key to all aspects of comprehensive hemophilia care.  The physical therapist should possess:

1. A knowledge of the scope and standards of physical therapy practice.
2. An understanding of bleeding disorders and the primary health challenges associated with these conditions.
3. An understanding of medical, social and family dynamics for individuals living with a bleeding disorder.
4. Knowledge of effective methods of verbal and written communication.
5. Basic understanding of research process including processes for reading, reporting, and using research in practice.
6. A willingness to display an attitude of social perceptiveness and empathy.

Scope of Skills

1. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationship with appropriate interpersonal boundaries.
2. Manages patient care by first completing an evaluation, establishing a treatment plan with objective and measurable goals (outcomes), and provide direct intervention or supervision of care.
3. Perform therapeutic procedures (exercise, neuromuscular reeducation, gait, massage, manual therapy, orthotic fitting and training, dynamic activities, compression garments).
4. Utilizes appropriate exercise equipment and treatment modalities for bleeding disorder patients.
5. Tolerate uncertainty and emotional lability when dealing with patients and families.
6. Promote patient and family rights to self-determination.
7. Assist family to integrate the medical, social emotional, and family dynamics of the condition into the context of their life situation.
8. Participate in continuing education, departmental meetings, and in-service programs.
9. Adjusts patient care schedule and prioritizes tasks as indicated.
10. Performs documentation per policy and procedures (evaluation, progress notes, discharge summary, and multi-disciplinary education and treatment plans).
11. Performs patient and family education regarding interventions, disease/injury, safety, and wellness.
12. Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
13. Empower families and clients to self-navigate the healthcare system.
14. Promote the needs of a individuals who are culturally diverse, socially, emotionally, economically, and physically challenged.
15. Views people, their knowledge and capabilities as assets and provides opportunities that allows others to continuously learn and develop.
    16. Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others.
16. Participates in care planning with the multi-disciplinary team.
17. Follows all regulations for charge determination and billing, complete required documents for supply and treatment charges.
18. Participates in bleeding disorder foundation programs and activities.
19. Participates in week-long summer camp program for youth with bleeding disorders.
20. Comply with all departmental and facility policy, procedures, and directives (i.e. role delineation and scope of care).
21. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Work Environment
This is a position in the UL Comprehensive HTC.  The physical therapist collaborates with the healthcare team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, coordinators, researchers, social workers, and community health partners.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this role, the employee is required to speak and hear sufficiently to communicate effectively by phone or in person. The employee’s vision must be adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. The position requires good manual dexterity.

Required Education and Experience

1. Individual with a degree in physical therapy.
2. Previous experience a plus but not required.

Salary Range: $50,000-100,000 based on experience

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary

Oversees day-to-day activities of assigned programs, ensuring that appropriate care and services are available to patients and families, ensuring adequate and appropriate clinical staffing. The Program Manager will work closely with the Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) Medical Director in the overall management and setting of directions and priorities in the Center. Organize and oversee the daily operations of clinical and support staff. Assure compliance with regulatory and training requirements to ensure quality health care for this complex patient population. The manager will provide leadership in clinical problem solving and foster effective communication and teamwork. This position will also interface with the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) program, as well as the UNC Hemophilia Pharmacy, to promote and maintain high standards of customer service and cost-efficient operations between the HTC and the Pharmacy. Serve as contact for the HTC Network Regional Coordinator and the Regional Medical Director regarding management of federal grants, projects, and regional goals. This position will collaborate with stakeholders in the bleeding and clotting disorders to include HHT providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, specialty pharmacies, patient advocacy groups, and community agencies. Responsibilities include planning and administration, managing financial development, monitoring and reporting program progress to ensure fulfillment of the program objectives.

Responsibilities

• Analysis: Analyzes and resolves complex issues to maximize efficiency. Ensures all proper internal controls are in place to safeguard the assets of the system and satisfies internal and external regulatory requirements. Develops and monitors operating and capital budgets.
• Communication and Relationships: Works with peers to identify and analyze opportunities for improvement. Implements processes to identify, develop, and ensure standardization decisions occur with minimal disruption to patient care or administrative activities and creates solutions.
• Supervisory: Supervises a team of program staff members. Manages program team project portfolio and maintains productive relationships with program sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Financial and Business Planning: Provides analytical and strategy support for the assigned program. Performs analytics, provides business insight into implications of findings, develops business plans, and recommends opportunities for improvement.
• Program Administration: Plan, coordinate, and administer activities of assigned program to include developing, implementing, and administering related procedures, processes, services, and systems.
• Strategic Planning: Interface with units and teams within the organization to effectively communicate strategies, successfully elicit support, and provide assistance in implementing those strategies.

Clinical program excellence

• Ensures the delivery of high-quality, multi-disciplinary services to patients. This includes oversight of the development of patient and/or staff training materials.
• Manages outreach clinics throughout the State. This includes developing contracts and exploring telemedicine alternatives.
• Develops metrics in collaboration with the data coordinator to measure the success of clinical programs. Analyze data and make program changes as needed.
• Develop and manage a patient advisory board to provide input on the development of clinical, educational, and support programs.
• Coordinate the establishment of standardized educational materials for patients served by the center.

Federal / Regional Hemophilia Grants Management

• Manages the center’s overall relationship with CDC, MCHB/HRSA, ATHN, HoG, to maintain the center's status as a federally qualified hemophilia program and a leading national center of excellence in bleeding and clotting disorders.
• Collaborate with 340B program and finance representatives to ensure proper use and reporting of all program income funds generated through the 340B pharmacy program.
• Identify and implement the mandated service provisions, data submission requirements and quality/outcome measures required/outlined in the agreement(s).
• Perform self-assessments, coordination of on-site assessment visits and other activities at the direction of the MCHB regional administrator.
• Organize and oversee the daily operations of clinical staff within the HTC and HHT Center.

Partnership

• Prioritize external partnership opportunities that result in the transition of patients to the program.
• Work with local, regional foundations/programs that support patients with bleeding/clotting disorders and encourage staff to participate in camp, walks, gala and other fundraising opportunities.
• Participate actively in national organizations that support patients with bleeding/clotting disorders.

Other Information

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Health Administration or related field.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: No licensure or certification required.
• Professional Experience Requirements: Five (5) years of program/project management experience. If Master's degree, three (3) years of program/project management experience.
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians
• Organization Unit: SOM Med Hematology
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $38.17 - $54.88 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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