Spooner

Are you a team-focused, people-first leader? Are you a change agent with the desire to lead a high-performing team? Are you a physical therapist who is driven by helping people achieve? Are you looking for a position of growth? 

We have a unique opportunity, at Spooner Buckeye, for a Clinic Director to lead a talented team of clinicians committed to delivering exceptional patient care and helping people get back to the activities that matter most to them. You’ll inherit a strong foundation while having the autonomy and support to continue shaping the future of the clinic. At Spooner, our Directors are core members of the treatment team and are integral in ensuring an exceptional end to end patient experience. This includes employing strategic management in the development of clinic goals and providing guidance and direction to employees. Our treatment philosophy is a promise to provide an engaging experience in mind, body, and spirit. This role does require a licensed Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant.

At Spooner, Arizona’s largest physical therapy private practice, we are most proud of our culture of excellence that is founded on our core values. Our team environment is one that fosters continuous learning and a lot of fun. We work to help our patients and clients move better and feel better. Spooner has been helping our communities achieve health through movement for over 35 years, and we continue to grow every year. If you are looking to join a company where you can build a career, Spooner could be the place for you!

Medical Coverage & Other Benefits

Spooner’s award-winning medical coverage is dedicated to ensuring our employees have access to healthcare and receive the right care, at the right time, with the right provider. Spooner employees on our medical coverage enjoy low premiums, $500 individual and $1,000 family deductibles, no cost expert physical and hand therapy, along with access to a direct primary care team dedicated to keeping our team and their family members healthy. Other amazing benefits you can receive here at Spooner are:

• Student loan repayment program
• Proactive Health Management Plan
• Dental, vision, life, and other voluntary insurances
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Generous continuing education funds
• 401(k) matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee referral bonus
• Many other benefits to help keep you happy and healthy

What You'll Be Doing

• Employ strategic management in the development and attainment of clinic operational and financial goals.
• Manage all employee relations at the clinic level related to scheduling, staffing needs, hiring, performance evaluations, promotions, pay increases, terminations, disciplinary actions, conflict resolution, and compliance.
• Manage all day-to-day clinic operations in compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws, OSHA regulations, HIPAA compliance, and all of Spooner’s policies and procedures.
• Engage in collaborative work and employ excellent communication with all Spooner team members, including clinic staff, administrative and leadership team, as well as external stakeholders (physicians, community members, patients, vendors, job candidates, etc.)
• Drive clinic marketing and public relations activities in order to support patient care, develop business relationships, and promote community awareness of the clinic and the organization.
• Create and maintain a positive and motivating work environment.
• Act as a core member of the treatment team, maintaining own patient caseload and ensure an exceptional patient experience.
• Evaluate and develop treatment goals with patients utilizing clinical observations and information provided by the patient.
• Support patients in achieving their goals through documenting treatment effects and adjusting treatment when necessary.
• Collaborate with treatment team to best ensure the best care is being provided to the patient throughout their experience.

What You Can Expect

• A company and clinic team environment that fosters continuous learning and fun.
• Inclusion in a high-functioning leadership team that collaborates and supports learning and success.
• A year-long clinic director onboarding program with structured mentorship.
• Internal education opportunities and a generous continuing education benefit.
• Learning from nationally and internationally recognized physical therapists, occupational therapists, performance coaches, and athletic trainers.
• Encouragement to develop your professional career and treat the communities you want to treat.

What You Bring to the Role

• Excitement to lead a clinical team and to drive a clinic to success.
• Exceptional patient experiences as a primary musculoskeletal care provider.
• A commitment to continued growth and learning for optimal organizational contribution and personal development.
• A passion to elevate the physical therapy profession.
• A commitment to Spooner's mind, body, and spirit treatment philosophy.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Current licensure as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or physical therapist assistant.

About Spooner

Spooner is a place for therapists with a growth mindset who want to push themselves to achieve excellence. Spooner began with a vision of disrupting the status quo of healthcare, and to accelerate the use of physical and occupational therapists as primary care, musculoskeletal experts. 

This is not your common workplace. Fun and excellence go hand-in-hand at Spooner, and we provide ample opportunities to achieve both. Our therapists enjoy a comprehensive year-long onboarding program, a structured mentorship program, company-sponsored learning events, company-hosted continuing education courses, as well as professional certification and fellowship assistance. Our commitment to continuous learning is evident in our culture-first environment, and we are always looking for team members to strengthen and cultivate it!

We promise to help you achieve excellence. We will help you become a leader. We will help you accelerate your career as a movement professional.