Director of Rehab Services

Elderwood/Pediatric/PostAcute/Woodmark•Cheektowaga, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead with Purpose as our Director of Rehabilitation Services! Elderwood at Cheektowaga is seeking a Director of Rehabilitation Services to oversee our dynamic therapy department and help drive clinical excellence. In this key leadership role, you’ll guide a multidisciplinary team of PTs, OTs, SLPs, assistants, and rehab aides while maintaining a clinical caseload and ensuring outstanding resident outcomes, regulatory compliance, and operational performance. As the Director of Rehabilitation Services, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the therapy experience for residents recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. Your leadership will directly impact quality outcomes, staff development, and the overall success of the rehab department.

Requirements

Current New York State license as a Physical Therapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist (OT)
Prior leadership or supervisory experience in a skilled nursing or post-acute setting preferred
Strong understanding of Medicare, Medicaid, PDPM, and rehab operations
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Passion for mentoring teams and improving resident outcomes
Licensed Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist/Speech Language Pathologist professionally educated in an accredited curriculum with a baccalaureate degree required.
State specific license to practice required.
Management experience preferred.
Experience in the geriatric field of Occupational/Physical Therapy or Speech Language Pathology preferable.
Current, valid CPR/BLS certification.
Experience with computer hardware and software including Microsoft Office preferred.
Possession of ability to teach, inspire and motivate others; leadership qualities; ability to organize workload, delegate assignments and promote teamwork required.
This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Responsibilities

Supervise rehab staff in the delivery, documentation, and billing of therapy services
Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws, regulations, and practice acts
Assist with recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and training therapy team members
Monitor productivity, clinical outcomes, and customer service metrics
Develop action plans to address areas of underperformance
Participate in meetings, in-services, and facility-wide initiatives
Maintain a clinical caseload with a minimum of 35% productivity
Screen and provide (as necessary and as ordered by a physician) an in-depth evaluation of each individual's rehabilitation potential (unless contradicted); makes written recommendations for inter-disciplinary care planning and treatment.
Inform individual or qualified representative about care and treatment plan and possible outcomes of treatment, or lack of treatment if resident refuses participation in a therapy program.
Develop a treatment plan and administer treatments in accordance with the physician's orders and the rehabilitation goals; maintain required contact with physician.
Oversee written evaluations, progress notes, care plans and discharge summaries of individuals receiving physical therapy according to state, federal and facility policies.
Review each individual's status at least quarterly to determine need for revising rehabilitation aspects of care plan.
Collaborate with other members of the inter-disciplinary health care team to integrate rehabilitation goals into the comprehensive care plan.