Director of Rehab Therapy Services

Select Medical • Miami Lakes, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital - Miami Lakes is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We are excited to announce the opening of our new acute inpatient rehabilitation unit, housed inside of Select Specialty Hospital. This unit is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapist required. (For Speech discipline: Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association required.)
• Three to five years of therapy experience required.
• Certified BLS required within 90 days of hire or promotion.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree or higher preferred.
• Three years of rehabilitation preferred.
• Three or more years of experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Director of Rehabilitation (DOR) is a member of the Rehabilitation Leadership Council, and participates in the establishment of policies and procedures for all IP therapy services.
• Designs and implements a framework to integrate and coordinate patient care services, and program development with all IP therapy departments within the assigned facility, consistent with quality service and maximization of profit.
• Provides direction, expertise and mentoring to facilitate the growth and development of IP rehabilitation therapy services.
• Directs daily operations of inpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services.
• Ensures the design of patient care services provided within the therapy departments is appropriate to the scope and level of care for the patients served.
• Recruits, selects, directs and supports the activities of the Clinical Managers in the therapy departments within the assigned facility.
• Develops programs to promote the recruitment, retention, and continuing education of all staff members in conjunction with the Clinical Managers, Directors of Rehab Therapy Services across the Division, HR and the Director of Education.

Benefits

• Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time for full-time team members
• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager