Director of Rehab

Description

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership to and directly manages clinical therapy staff, facilitating a team atmosphere among staff.
• Promotes positive employee relations by facilitating an atmosphere of open communication and problem solving.
• Conducts performance appraisals of all therapy personnel.
• Ensures personnel compliance standards including required credentials, corrective actions, and improvement plans, when needed.
• Investigates, follows up and assists in the resolution of staff, service and resident/patient-related issues.
• Ensures that all program standards are met.
• Develops strategies to increase facility’s therapy program/revenue.
• Leads efforts to build caseloads within the facility, including the investigation of those in facility who could be candidates for therapy through follow-up with nursing staff and physicians. Ensures that the therapy department is aware and accepting all residents/patients that are appropriate for therapy.
• Develops special programs for resident participation, such as fitness, dementia programming, and various protocols for activities that strengthen and enhance the existing therapy program.
• Leads marketing efforts with local hospitals, physicians and community on behalf of facility to increase awareness of the therapy program.
• Ensures that clinical staff are providing proper documentation according to Medicare/Medicaid guidelines, private payor guidelines, company policy and facility standards.
• Oversees the scheduling of residents/patients and therapists, ensuring adequate coverage. 
• Tracks Assessment Period Data to include number of disciplines treating, treatment days/weeks and daily treatment time. Communicate data to appropriate facility personnel.
• Participates in clinical meetings with review of PPS date. Coordinates ARO’s to capture the burden of care.
• Participates in discharge planning.
• Reviews the quality and appropriateness of the total services delivered and individual therapy programs for effectiveness and efficiency, using pre-determined criteria.
• Provides in-service education to the resident/patient care team and education to the community.
• Provides treatment in accordance with established standards of practice, company standards, department procedures and standards according to company guidelines.
• Participates in triple check to validate claim accuracy for billing.
• Maintains a current knowledge of law and regulations regarding rehabilitative services and ensures that all employment actions are in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Ensures a safe environment and utilizes tools and equipment in a safe manner complying with all infection control, universal precautions, and OSHA standards for the healthcare professional.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education:  

• Bachelors, Master’s Degree and/or Doctorate Degree PT/OT/SP or an Associate’s Degree as an PT/OT.

Licenses/Certification:  

• Current  therapy license in the state of employment; or,
• Current certificate in state of employment.
• MDS certification (RAC-CT) or other advanced certification preferred.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Valid driver’s license.

Experience: 

• Minimum of three years of rehabilitation experience required.
• Six months experience in a long-term care environment preferred.