The Physical Therapy Lead is responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the Physical Therapy (PT) department within the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). This role ensures high-quality patient care, supports staff development and training, manages departmental operations, and drives growth and innovation in PT services.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Program Development & Growth
o Develop, implement, and maintain PT program to enhance patient outcomes and expand services.
o Identify opportunities to improve workflows and integrate best practices.
2. Staff Training & Competency
o Lead in-service trainings for PT staff and other clinical personnel.
o Monitor staff competencies and support ongoing professional development.
3. Department Operations
o Ensure the PT department is appropriately staffed to meet patient care demands.
o Support infection control and safety standards.
o Collaborate with leadership on scheduling, workflow, and operational improvements.
4. Quality & Compliance
o Perform quality audits and studies to monitor performance and patient outcomes.
o Work with vendors to ensure PT devices are utilized appropriately and billed correctly.
o Maintain compliance with Utah state regulations, ASC requirements, and accreditation standards.
5. Collaboration
o Serve as the primary PT contact for interdepartmental coordination and patient care planning.
o Support leadership in departmental planning, budgets, and operational initiatives.
Qualifications:
· Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist, including at least 2 years in a leadership or management capacity.
· Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) in the state of Utah.
· Leadership or supervisory experience.
· Strong clinical knowledge, communication, and team management skills.
· Knowledge of ASC operations and regulatory requirements in Utah.
Benefits:
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
Surgery Partners is a leading operator of surgical facilities and ancillary services with more than 180 locations nationwide. We provide exceptional integrated healthcare experiences between our providers and patients.
Our diverse company operates multiple types of healthcare services dedicated to improving the quality of care in a convenient and cost-effective manner.
Our integrated approach to advancing markets allows for flexibility to provide care on an individualized, local market basis. Whether entering into a new market with surgical facilities, ancillary services or joint ventures with health systems, or furthering an existing market’s growth potential by focusing on base business, in-market development and new service lines, our experience has shown us that no two markets are alike. We see value in individuality.
At Surgery Partners, our mission is to enhance patient quality of life through partnership. Surgery Partners is an organization deeply committed to providing quality, compassionate and personalized care, to meet the needs of our diverse patients, employees and physician partners in the communities in which we serve. Our colleagues are critical in achieving that mission. As it truly brings out the best in all of us, Surgery Partners is committed to diversity and inclusion.
Our Surgery Partners team is comprised of more than 15,000 employees and 4,600 affiliated physicians, serving more than 600,000 patients annually. Want to work with us? Check out our website for current employment opportunities.
