Allied Health Professional Sample Clauses

Allied Health Professional. A person or entity other than a Hospital, Doctor of Medicine, or Doctor of Osteopathy who is licensed by the appropriate state agency, where required, or approved by Us to give Covered Services. For this Plan, Allied Health Professional includes dentists, psychologists, certified nurse practitioners, optometrists, pharmacists, chiropractors, podiatrists, Physician’s assistants, registered nurse first assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and any other health professional as state law mandates for specified services, if We approve them to give Covered Services.

Allied Health Professional. Multi-disciplinary Team Coordinator (MTC) 8.1 Within 3 months of signing this Agreement, the parties commit to a proper work value evaluation of the MTC role to determine where this role appropriately sits within the Allied Health classification structure and corresponding wages level. Through this process, the agreed classification structure and generic level statements will be developed and subsequently applied for the MTC role going forward. 8.2 This classification review will be conducted in accordance with Schedule 2, clause 5.0 of this Agreement. The parties may utilise the dispute settlement procedures outlined in clause 3.1 if they cannot reach agreement on the work value review.

Allied Health Professional. A licensed or New York State authorized provider of healthcare that is not a Physician.

Allied Health Professional. Level 3 Team Leader 7.1 In addition to the skills, knowledge and experience to be able to perform clinically in a Focussed Area of Practice or Advanced stream, a health professional would be appointed on merit as an Allied Health Team Leader by Anglicare SQ and be responsible for three (3) or more Allied Health Professionals from a range of disciplines in addition to any Allied Health Assistants. 7.2 An allied health professional working at this level: • Provides effective operational management and professional leadership for the Allied Health team members, including Allied Health Assistants, across the service area; • Is accountable for allocation and/or expenditure of resources and ensuring targets are met in conjunction with the Service Area Manager; • Will undertake or contribute towards providing regular feedback and appraisals for senior, advanced and specialist clinical staff to improve outcomes for clients, including maintenance of a performance management system; and • Is responsible for providing support for efficient, cost effective and timely delivery of services. 7.3 The incumbent must maintain some clinical case load associated with their discipline.

Allied Health Professional. Level 2 (Senior) 3.1 A health professional at this level works independently and is required to exercise professional judgment on typical matters as relevant to their workplace and client characteristics. 3.2 An allied health professional at this level:  Is expected to appropriately address the majority of the clinical issues that are encountered in an autonomous and independent manner;  May require peer support and / or professional supervision from more senior members of the profession or health team when complex, or atypical tasks are identified, as relevant to their workplace and emerging client needs;  May be required to provide direct and indirect supervision and discipline- specific support to graduate level clinicians, students and allied health assistants;  Contributes to the evaluation and analysis of guidelines, policies and procedures applicable to their clinical/professional work;  Takes a lead role in embedding evidence-based information into clinical services. 3.3 A health professional at this level may be a sole practitioner in a metropolitan, regional or rural setting who practices in professional isolation from health professionals from the same discipline.

Allied Health Professional. Level 1 (Graduate) 2.1 This is an entry level health professional covering the initial years of experience following completion of tertiary professional qualifications. 2.2 New graduates and those in the early stages of their career as an Allied Health Professional who meet the requirement to practise as a health professional (recognised through current Registration or eligibility for membership of the applicable professional association) would commence at this level. 2.3 An allied health professional at this level: • Requires regular, formal discipline-specific supervision sessions with a senior clinician. Supervision should be both direct and indirect, depending on the workplace and client scenarios that are encountered. It is anticipated that the frequency and intensity of supervision will decrease as the clinician’s experience increases. • May be requested by senior clinicians and managers to provide feedback on guidelines, policies and procedures applicable to their clinical/professional work. • May be involved in supervision tasks and activities with students and allied health assistants. However, at this level professionals would not be required to be the designated supervisor. 2.4 Prior to progressing to Xxxxx 0, employees will be required to provide evidence of ongoing and relevant professional development, a record of positive performance appraisals as undertaken in line with Organisational practice amended from time to time and be recommended through written support by Service Area Manager and where appropriate Allied Health Team Leader.

Allied Health Professional. A Grade 1 Allied Health Professional works under the general direction and support of more experienced Health Professionals, which may include but are not limited to Grade 2, 3 or 4 Allied Health Professionals, who may not always be working at the health facility. Work is initially performed with professional support by a more experienced professionals, however, this support is expected to reduce as post-graduation experience increases. An experienced Grade 1 Allied Health Professional can contribute to outcomes requiring multi-disciplinary team input and assist with complex problem solving either independently or under the guidance of more experienced Allied Health Professionals if required. This may require the exercise of professional judgment through the selection and application of procedures, methods and standards, and may be supported by guidance from experienced professionals. Employees at this level may operate individually or as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within a work area. Positions at this level generally have no supervisory responsibilities other than with assistant allied health employees. Grade 1 Allied Health Professionals may be required to perform clinical education duties in relation to students of their discipline, with the assistance of more experienced Professionals when required. Such duties include responsibility for feedback and assessment of students in line with university requirements. Duties and skills: (i) Positions at this level may involve an Employee performing a range of activities including the analysis and interpretation of findings as they relate to the elements of the work. They could also include the preparation of reports incorporating recommendations on basic operations, and specific client or service outcome reports.

Allied Health Professional. To the extent that the physician utilizes any Allied Health Professional in his or her practice, the Physician represents and warrants to the PHO that said Allied Health Professionals are licensed and/or certified as required by law, that they will not engage in any activity that goes beyond the scope of their license or certification, and that they are competent to perform their duties. The Allied Health Professionals must have a Collaborative Agreement with an FPHO physician, and perform their functions within the scope of their Collaborative Agreement. The Physician shall cooperate with the PHO and Payors with respect to credentialing Allied Health Professionals. The Physician shall remain responsible for the acts and omissions of any Allied Health Professionals employed by the Physician or performing services within the Physician’s practice and shall indemnify and hold the PHO harmless for any liability arising out of the same.