Director of Rehabilitation (DOR)

Recover-Care; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K (Matching up to 2%)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Recover-Care is seeking a Director of Rehabilitation to plan, administer, and direct operation of physical, occupational, and speech therapy programs within a skilled nursing setting.

The role leads the therapy staff, maintains clinical caseloads, and ensures compliance with billing and documentation standards while collaborating with facility leadership to drive clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Must maintain a clinical caseload.
• Experience leading therapy teams in a skilled nursing/rehabilitation setting.
• Knowledge of billing, documentation, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Carries a clinical caseload.
• Provide direction and leadership to therapy staff.
• Ensure 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 engagement of therapy staff.
• Clinical management of therapy department through patient identification, case management, and care planning.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff management

Communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Problem solving

Education

PT/PTA, OT/COTA, or SLP licensure

Allied health degree

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.