Director of Rehabilitation

Responsibilities

• Performs Evaluations, Screens, and treatments of facility patients/residents who are in need for Therapy services.
• If an evaluating therapist, perform patient/resident evaluation under physician order and develops a treatment plan in accordance with patient’s needs.
• Implements treatment plan through direct treatment, education of treatment staff which includes therapists and other members of team involved in the treatment plan.
• Attends/leads interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate, as well as function as a resource for clinical programming and caseload.
• Will also relay clinical findings and make recommendations to other members of the rehab team.
• Collaborates with facility and corporate Denials Management Specialist regarding any ADR/denied therapy claims.
• Conducts staff/family training and education when appropriate by formal and informal in-services as well as consultations.
• Maintains accurate billing information in accordance with facility procedures daily, including training/re-training of team members, and complies with documentation requirements for rehab department.

Qualifications

• Must be a state licensed clinician (PT, OT, SLP, PTA, or COTA) from an Accredited Program.
• Excellent oral and written communication, and effective leadership skills.