Director of Rehab

PACS

About The Position

The Director of Rehab directly supervises and guides all therapy personnel within an assigned facility, including licensed, registered, and certified therapists, assistants, aides, and students. This role involves daily scheduling for department staff to meet facility needs, providing direct patient care, and determining appropriate caseloads in conjunction with management responsibilities. The Director ensures that resident rehabilitation needs are met, periodically reviews and updates therapy services to adapt to the changing environment, and adheres to all regulatory standards for rehabilitation services. Key responsibilities include ensuring complete, timely, and accurate clinical documentation, coordinating denials management, and meeting or exceeding productivity standards. The role also focuses on delivering high-quality services, implementing and monitoring new treatment programs, and ensuring adherence to facility and company policies and procedures. Additionally, the Director approves time cards, provides employee evaluations, fosters relationships with local hospitals and referral sites, and attends relevant meetings. They are responsible for in-servicing staff on safe work practices, organizing rehabilitation orientation for new personnel, and completing billing documentation accurately. The Director also provides recommendations for company and service improvements, travels as necessary, maintains confidentiality, identifies areas for professional development, identifies potential leaders, seeks new business opportunities, and promotes a positive attitude towards the company and its mission.

Requirements

Must be able to travel whether by car and/or plane as necessary to reach assigned destination in a reasonable time frame.
Must maintain confidentiality of patients information as well as company information.
Identifies own areas of need for development, training and continuing education in conjunction with supervisor.
Identifies potential leaders in the company as matched with specific job requirements.
Identifies new sources of business and contacts.
Promotes a positive attitude to staff, within staff, and to community regarding the company, its mission statement, philosophies, and goals.

Responsibilities

Directly supervises and guides all therapy personnel, including licensed, registered, certified therapists, assistants, aides, and students.
Daily scheduling for the department staff to meet the needs of the facility.
Provides direct care and works with supervisor to determine appropriate caseload in tandem with management responsibilities.
Assures that the rehabilitation needs of the residents are met.
Periodic review of the therapy services offered and updated to meet the changing environment.
Adherence to all regulatory standards as they pertain to the delivery of rehabilitation services.
Ensures that all clinical documentation is complete, timely, and accurately reflects the services provided.
Conducts periodic department documentation review.
Coordinates denials management activities of the department to ensure that claims are timely and/or appeals timely and in accordance with company procedure.
Meets and or exceeds the productivity standards as established with supervisor.
Ensures that the services delivered are of the highest quality and meets all standards of practice.
Implements new treatment programs.
Monitors treatment programs for outcomes and adjusts plans of care in accordance.
Assures that the department follows the established policies and procedures of the facility and the company.
Approves time cards and time worked by the department personnel.
Provides evaluation input on department employees.
Instrumental in relationship building with the local hospitals and referral sites.
Attends and participates in facility and company meetings as agreed to with facility and approved by the supervisor.
Consistently in-services all staff regarding safe work practices with emphasis on good body mechanics, safety, and judgement to minimize work related injuries.
Organizes rehabilitation orientation for new department personnel, ensures all paper work is completed timely and distributed to the appropriate human resources personnel.
Completes billing documentation timely and accurately reflecting services provided in accordance with company standards.
Provides recommendations to supervisor on opportunities to improve company and services provided.
Must be able to travel whether by car and/or plane as necessary to reach assigned destination in a reasonable time frame.
Must maintain confidentiality of patients information as well as company information.
Identifies own areas of need for development, training and continuing education in conjunction with supervisor.
Identifies potential leaders in the company as matched with specific job requirements.
Identifies new sources of business and contacts.
Promotes a positive attitude to staff, within staff, and to community regarding the company, its mission statement, philosophies, and goals.