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Directs the physical therapy program in a teaching hospital offering a clinical training program for physical therapy students; coordinates physical therapy treatment program with other services of the institution.

This is a dual functioning position in which responsibility is assumed for developing, planning, and administering the training program for student interns, Physical Therapy Aides, affiliate nurses, and others, and administering the physical therapy treatment program through supervision of all treatment units in the institution. Supervision is received from the physician in charge who is available for consultation on policy matters. Work is evaluated through appraisal of the advancement of clinical students and the effectiveness of the treatment program.

Examples of duties characteristic of positions in this class:

1. Plans, assigns, and reviews the work performed in the physical therapy department of a hospital; establishes treatment priority and makes personnel assignments to cover adequately the patient load.

2. Plans, organizes, and directs the clinical training of physical therapy students; prepares and delivers lectures; schedules lectures to be given by doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and other personnel assigned for training; prepares reports on students assigned.

3. Administers physical therapy treatment and diagnostic tests prescribed by a physician to demonstrate or teach. May perform

physical therapy treatments with difficult patients such as

emotionally disturbed or unusually handicapped.

4. Conducts staff conferences as needed to discuss professional or

personnel problems to maintain well-coordinated and integrated

services among all treatment areas.

5. Maintains adequate distribution of personnel in all treatment

areas.

6. Reviews case treatment reports of subordinates to advise on

procedure or method changes to obtain prescribed results.

Graduation from an approved school of physical therapy and licensed to practice physical therapy in Virginia; three years of experience as a physical therapist in an approved hospital, at least

one of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Thorough knowledge of skeletal and neuro-anatomy; considerable knowledge of fundamental theories of physical therapy techniques and of their proper application, including electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, actinotherapy, and massage; thorough knowledge of muscle re-education, therapeutic exercises and other aspects of body mechanics as a means of therapy. Ability to direct the work of professional therapists and to instruct new therapists, aides, and students in their duties; wide knowledge of the work of a physical therapy clinic and the ability to supervise the maintenance of accurate records on the work; ability to give all accepted physical therapy treatments.