Clinical Manager (CPO)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Clinic Manager oversees clinical operations and clinical staff at assigned patient care facility. Clinical staff may include clinicians, technicians, and fitters. 
• Examines and evaluates patient's needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Formulates design of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Performs evaluation of fit (including static and dynamic alignments) to assure function, medical efficacy, and quality of work are appropriate.
• Instructs patient in use of device and provides post-delivery service and adjustments. 
• Specify information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities and maintain detailed clinical notes in patient records daily. 
• Trains Technicians, Residents, Fitters, and other Clinicians, as appropriate. 
• Utilizes effective materials management, quality, and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meets with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
• Provides complete and accurate direction and guidance to technicians responsible for fabrication of orthoses and/or prosthesis for his/her patients.
• Manager delegates responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.
• Manager accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; Assists in preparing an annual budget.
• Achieves and maintains professional knowledge and technical skills through continuing education. This specifically includes current "state of the art" knowledge, procedures, components, and materials including application based on diagnosis.
• Identifies and creates improvements to processes to promote efficiency and productivity.
• Helps ensure offices are ABC/Medicare/Labor Compliant and assist with accreditation, as necessary. 
• Complies with Corporate Compliance and HIPAA requirements.
• Manager enforces all safety regulations; Compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; Compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.