Director of Rehab OT

Estrella of Cascadia, LLC•Phoenix, AZ

5h•$104,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Director of Rehabilitation (OT) provides leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that their areas of responsibility have the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures. The Director of Rehabilitation is also responsible for developing systems to effectively grow therapy services at a facility and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. The primary purpose of the position is the management and administration of all aspects of rehabilitation services for the patients/residents. This position manages all therapists and associated staff and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees.

Requirements

Bachelors, Master’s Degree and/or Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapist.
Current occupational therapist license in the state of employment; or, Current OT certificate in state of employment.
Current CPR Certification.
Valid driver’s license.
Minimum of three years of rehabilitation experience required.
Proven leadership and program development/supervisory experience.
Knowledge of state, federal and therapy practice act legislation/law and accreditation standards.

Nice To Haves

MDS certification (RAC-CT) or other advanced certification preferred.
Six months experience in a long-term care environment preferred.

Responsibilities

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.
Performs all other duties as assigned.
Assumes responsibility for on-going continuing education, license renewal and professional development.
Responds to and acts appropriately in emergency or disaster situations.
Maintains resident/patient confidentiality.
Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.
Advocates for extraordinary patient/resident care every day.
Participates in an ongoing and comprehensive cross department effort to monitor quality and trend outcomes.
Utilizes evidence based data to measure against industry baselines and facility benchmarks.
Becomes proficient in root-cause analysis to drive systemic action for excellence.
Creates and fosters a culture of safety at the facility – for patients/residents and employees.
Assesses and recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses.
Promotes continual learning and development – through self-development and development of employees.
Communicates verbally and in writing in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
Shares relevant department and/or facility information in a timely manner.
Understands that our patients/residents are our customers; regularly anticipates the needs of the patients/residents and demonstrates high-quality service with a commitment to continuous improvement.
Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity.
Recovers quickly from setbacks.
Makes well-informed, effective, and timely data-driven decisions, even when solutions produce unpleasant consequences; anticipates the impact and implications of decisions.
Inspires and fosters team commitment, ownership thinking, pride, and trust.
Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish department and facility goals.
Serves as a subject matter expert; understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to area(s) of responsibility.
Builds and manages a workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs.
Ensures employees are appropriately recruited, selected, trained, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance growth opportunities and short comings.
Keeps up-to-date on technological developments.
Makes effective use of facility technology to achieve results.
Ensures access to, and security of, technology systems.
Understands and follows the organization’s financial processes.
Makes financial decisions with an owner’s mindset.
Monitors expenditures and uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities.
Develops new insights into situations; questions the status quo; encourages new ideas and innovations; evaluates and proposes new or cutting edge programs/processes.
Develops internal and/or external networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.