Michael W Rymer
Summary
Focused Clinical Director with a background spent overseeing budget, personnel and regulatory concerns. A highly collaborative leader with skills in assigning caseloads, participating in meetings with clinical staff and ensuring that facility policies are observed. Offering exemplary communication and organizational skills. Problem-solver qualified to manage health regulations, perform patient care and further motivate talented staff. Enthusiastic professional with background affecting positive patient outcomes, finding creative solutions to administrative issues and interacting with diverse personalities. Outcomes-oriented Clinical Supervisor offering 25-year background to growing team. Adept in case management, clinical oversight and staff training. Proficient in conducting data analysis to close gaps and improve outcomes.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Director /Partner
California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy
03.1999 - Current
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and protocols.
- Streamlined clinical operations for improved efficiency and reduced costs.
- Successfully managed budgets, controlled expenses, and improved overall financial performance
- Developed and maintained strong interdisciplinary team collaboration to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Managed budgets and resources effectively, resulting in cost savings without sacrifice to quality of care.
- Mentored staff members through professional development opportunities, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
Staff Physical Therapist
California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy
06.1995 - 03.1999
- Enhanced patient recovery by implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions and individualized treatment plans.
- Reduced patient pain levels through manual therapy techniques, neuromuscular training, and targeted exercise programs.
- Improved patient mobility with gait training, balance exercises, and functional movement retraining.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare team members to provide coordinated care for optimal patient outcomes.
- Educated patients on injury prevention strategies and proper body mechanics to decrease the risk of reinjury.
- Developed customized home exercise programs for patients to promote self-management of symptoms and maintain progress after discharge from therapy services.
Clinical Director
Wiltse Spine Institute
02.1992 - 06.1995
- Recruited by a consulting agency to enhance the physical therapy program at internationally famous Spine Institute.
- Represented Wiltse Spine at Long Beach Memorial hospital spine conference, a weekly gathering of spine surgeons collaborating on patient care via grand rounds format. Required immediate synthesis of patient data, and recommendations for rehabilitation for complex spine surgery patients with MD's visiting from all over southern California.
- Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient treatment plans.
Staff Physical Therapist
TheraSport Physical Therapy
06.1990 - 02.1992
- 1st new graduate ever hired as a staff PT. Worked with well known athletes as well as the British national track team.
- Educated patients on injury prevention strategies and proper body mechanics to decrease the risk of reinjury.
- Enhanced patient recovery by implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions and individualized treatment plans.
- Reduced patient pain levels through manual therapy techniques, neuromuscular reeducation techniques, and targeted exercise programs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05.1990
Skills
- Sales skills required to successfully start and continuously grow a small business over 25 years
- Sales skills to continually ad referrals to our physical therapy practice
- Sales skills to encourage patients to attend and followthrough with time consuming PT visits to completion with high level of customer satisfaction
- Mentor and grow clinicians to buy in to company goals for patient satisfaction and continued growth
Certification
Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist since 1997, a designation held by less than 2% of physical therapists nationwide at the time.
Timeline
Clinical Director /Partner
California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy
03.1999 - Current
Staff Physical Therapist
California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy
06.1995 - 03.1999
Clinical Director
Wiltse Spine Institute
02.1992 - 06.1995
Staff Physical Therapist
TheraSport Physical Therapy
06.1990 - 02.1992
Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
California State University - Long Beach
Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist since 1997, a designation held by less than 2% of physical therapists nationwide at the time.
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