Director of Rehabilitation - Bayfront Hospital - St Petersburg FL

Orlando Health•Saint Petersburg, FL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Rehabilitation Director is responsible for the appropriate delivery of rehabilitation services as assigned. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a comprehensive tertiary care facility that has been serving St. Petersburg and the surrounding communities for more than 100 years. It is a 480-bed teaching medical center with nationally recognized care across emergency medicine, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, women’s services, and advanced surgical specialties. The hospital’s Level II Trauma Center is the only adult trauma center in Pinellas County and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, is one of Florida’s 13 state-certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers. A commitment to quality has earned the hospital recognition with a USA Today Top Workplaces award for 2025 and an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2025 from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts. As part of the Orlando Health system, Bayfront combines the resources of a leading regional healthcare network with the personalized, community‑focused care that has defined the hospital for generations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a rehabilitation field.
Current license in the State of Florida as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Audiologist or Speech Language Pathologist.
If Speech Language Pathologist, must also have current Certificate of Clinical Competence.
Five (5) years’ of related experience to include two years of supervisory or management experience within a rehabilitation setting.

Responsibilities

Oversees rehabilitation operations, ensuring appropriateness of resources, personnel, and interdepartmental objectives.
Demonstrates the ability to monitor all rehabilitation evaluation and treatment within professional practice standards, to ensure the delivery of quality and cost-effective services within an inpatient or outpatient setting.
Works with Administration and Managers to develop and enforce departmental policies, procedures, competencies, and standards of performance which effectively integrate with other services to provide a continuum of care.
Assures regulatory and accrediting compliance for all applicable corporate areas of Rehab services.
Develops and executes business plans to address the strategic goals of the organization.
Is accountable for financial and regulatory issues.
Develops operational strategies to achieve cost-effective delivery of care by assisting with the development of realistic budgets, rational capital budget requests and support for management training in the delivery of cost-effective rehabilitative care.
Manages various personnel functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Provides strategic direction, support, and development to the rehabilitation staff.
Maintains liaison with Leadership.
Participates in corporate and divisional meetings, as well as community activities.