Professor - Rehabilitation teaches courses in the discipline area of rehabilitation and therapy. Develops and designs curriculum plans to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions, and ensures student engagement. Being a Professor - Rehabilitation provides tutoring and academic counseling to students, maintains classes related records, and assesses student coursework. Collaborates and supports colleagues regarding research interests and co-curricular activities. Additionally, Professor - Rehabilitation typically reports to a department head. Requires a PhD or terminal degree appropriate to the field. Has considerable experience and is qualified to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels and initiates research and case studies in field of interest and may publish findings in trade journals or textbooks. Provides intellectual leadership and has made significant contributions to the field. May offer independent study opportunities and mentoring to students. Typically this individual is a leader in the field and has been published. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Director of Rehab must have: an Associates, Bachelors, Master’s or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech and Language Pathology, a current state license in their discipline, a minimum of 3 years of rehabilitation experience, proven leadership and program development/supervisory (management) experience, knowledge of state, federal, and therapy practice act legislation/laws, interdisciplinary management skills, an understanding of essential duties in the rehab department, excellent oral and written communication skills. Previous skilled nursing facility experience preferred.
The Director of Rehab:
o Conducting Monthly Quality Assurance Reviews and Chart Audits on Active and Discharged rehabilitation patients
o Informing staff of all deficiencies and charting completions, as indicated
o Developing a progressive discipline plan for frequent non-compliance
o Identifying rehab program evaluation areas
o Collecting program evaluation information
o Developing an action plan for all non-conforming areas
o Therapist Productivity
o RUG Utilization
o Average Length of Stay
o Functional Outcome Measures
o Census Summary
o Communicating rehabilitation service information to the facility administrator, including:
Rehabilitation programming: Restorative programming, in-servicing, rehabilitation staff concerns and recommendations, monthly Management and Quality Assurance Report interpretation
Program development activities (i.e. Developing dining programs or Hip replacement critical pathways)
Referral patterns
o Performing referral rehabilitation screenings; being a community and referral source in servicing
o Providing program evaluation and outcome information for inclusion in marketing materials
o Assisting in market analysis and providing recommendations for new rehabilitation programs
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