Director of Rehabilitation

Recover-Care; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K (Matching up to 2%)

Annual Performance Evaluations

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Electronic Documentation

Employee Appreciation Events

Job summary

Recover-Care in Topeka, Kansas seeks a Director of Rehabilitation to plan, administer, and direct operation of therapy programs, including physical, occupational, and speech therapies. You will oversee the rehab department’s daily workflow and report to the Regional Director of Therapy.

The role requires maintaining a clinical caseload, leading staff, ensuring billing/documentation compliance, and collaborating with facility leadership to uphold quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Must maintain a clinical caseload.
• Knowledge and skills to care for SNF patient needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Carries a clinical caseload.
• Provide direction and leadership to all therapy staff.
• Ensures program compliance through review for accurate billing, documentation, and support to therapy staff.
• Responsible for staffing: recruitment, orientation, development, retention, scheduling, and engagement.

Skills

Clinical caseload

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service orientation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Staff management

Financial understanding

Education

State licensure PT/PTA/OT/COTA/SLP

Allied health degree (associate/bachelor/master/doctorate)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Director of Rehab

• 401K (Matching up to 2%)
• Annual Performance Evaluations
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Electronic Documentation
• Employee Appreciation Events

Job Summary:

The Director of Rehabilitation Services will plan, administer, and direct operation of rehabilitation programs such as physical, occupational, and speech therapies. Responsible for the overall success of their assigned program/s. They will report directly to Regional Director of Therapy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the daily workflow of the Rehab Department.
• As a facility department head, will actively participate within the interdisciplinary team (IDT)
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Carries a clinical caseload
• Provide direction and leadership to all therapy staff
• Ensures program compliance through review for accurate billing, documentation, and support to therapy staff.
• Responsible for maintaining optimal staffing mix. Including recruitment, orientation, development, retention, scheduling, and employee engagement of therapy staff.
• Clinical management of therapy department through patient identification, case management, care planning, and clinical utilization.

• Collaborate with facility leadership to drive clinical excellence and supportive facility culture
• Ensures rehabilitation staff is providing appropriate care to Resident in keeping with established standards for quality and in accordance with generally established principles of care.
• Supervises the scheduling of residents for therapy services considering available treatment hours, staff resources and overall plan of care.
• Manages the evaluation and development of in-house therapy programs including equipment assessment and staffing ratios.
• Completes required forms and documents timely, in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must maintain a clinical caseload

• Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population
• Must possess problem solving skills to successfully perform job
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong customer service orientation

• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members
• Employee management and engagement
• Thorough understanding of state
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational ability and financial understanding

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

• Current state licensure as PT/PTA, OT/COTA, or SLP
• Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in allied health field PT/PTA, OT/COTA, or SLP

• Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards
• Prior management experience in Skilled Nursing Facility preferred
• Preferred prior Net Health (formerly Rehab Optima) experience

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.
• Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.