Director of Rehabilitation

Responsibilities

• Overall supervision and guidance of the rehab personnel within the facility.
• Participates in the development of quality interdisciplinary treatment programs that meet the needs of the residents.
• Provides direction to therapy personnel in the implementation of treatment programs with on-going reviews to ensure consistency and effectiveness within regulatory guidelines.
• Attends and participates in rehabilitation and operation meetings as assigned.
• Congnitions recruiting and staffing needs of the facility with the Administrator, Director of Staff Development, and Rehab Resource Consultant.
• Assures timely and competent follow-up of denials management in each facility assigned.
• Resolves staff issues with the assistance of the Administrator, Rehab Resource Consultant and Human Resource Consultant, as needed.
• Aids in identifying supplies and equipment needed for personnel to provide effective services in a cost-effective manner.
• Together with the Rehab Resource Consultant, identifies and secures training for all rehabilitation personnel in the facility.
• Assures appropriate staffing ratios to meet productivity guidelines of the company.
• Maintains monitoring of service logs along with productivity to ensure accurate and compliant billing practices.
• Actively participates in the annual review of the employees in the facility as well as disciplinary actions of the employees as warranted.
• Actively participates in community activities to promote awareness of therapy, professional organizations such as state therapy associations and state healthcare associations for marketing and company promotion purposes.
• Provides constructive recommendations to Rehab Resource Consultant, where applicable, regarding opportunities to improve company policies and procedures and services provided.
• Promotes a positive attitude to staff, within staff, and to community regarding the company, its mission statement, philosophies, and goals.
• Identifies own areas of need for development, training and continuing education in conjunction with Administrator and Rehab Resource Consultant.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved curriculum in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and/or Speech Language Pathology.
• Able to practice unencumbered.
• In good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards.
• Possesses a minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience as a therapist.
• Full knowledge of resident’s rights.
• Exudes professionalism in presentation.
• Able to work on multitasks at the same time.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in the English language.