Manager, Rehab Services n- Rehabilitation - Full Time

Guthrie Enterprise•Painted Post, NY

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The incumbent shall be responsible for providing a full range of therapy services in his/her respective discipline including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position’s qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards. This role supervises and instructs support and assistive personnel in administering modalities and therapeutic equipment/exercise. The position maintains responsibility for the safety and care of patients, fellow employees, and equipment. The Manager demonstrates accountability for and contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. This role is responsible for annual clinical competencies and new employee competencies, as well as student affiliations. The Manager cooperates and consults with coworkers and the Director to fulfill the goals of the department.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited four-year bachelor's degree program (or foreign equivalent).
Hold an applicable and current license in the state of practice.
Five years' or more experience as a licensed Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapist required.
Ability to make independent judgments.
Excellent planning and problem-solving skills are required.
Advanced interpersonal skills.
Ability to perform at a consistently high level with minimal direct supervision or oversight.

Nice To Haves

Previous Supervisory experience preferred.
Continued education efforts to enhance administrative and communicative skills.

Responsibilities

Assist in the coordination of the clinical operations of the Rehab Department including staffing and scheduling changes.
Provide orientation to new employees and assist in the development and refinement of orientation tools. Coordinate mentor program for new staff.
Assist in planning, coordination and facilitation of monthly staff development programs and activities.
Coordinate student affiliations associated with colleges and universities with whom we have entered into clinical affiliation agreements and seek out new clinical affiliation sites as appropriate.
Track and maintain annual mandatory requirements for employees.
Facilitates and helps to monitor departmental/hospital-wide Quality Improvement Activities by collecting quality review data as assigned, attending scheduled meetings as assigned and utilizing reports/data to improve quality of care delivered.
Is responsible for all duties as stated in the job description for Staff Physical or Occupational Therapist and must demonstrate the ability to act as a role model in carrying out these duties.
Functions as a resource for and provide team members with inservice training / cross-training on Rehab knowledge and skills areas as appropriate.
Participates in hospital committees as requested by the Director and/or Assistant Director of HealthWorks Wellness & Fitness Center & Rehab Services.
Ability to provide clinical and functional supervision of the Rehab Department with special emphasis on supervisory skills; management coaching will be provided by the Director of Rehabilitation Services.
Contribute to the development of improved efficiency and productivity of dept by offering positive suggestions/solutions to improve service delivery and dept operations in order to deliver cost effective care.
Contributes to and cooperates with the implementation of system improvements and offers to assist other staff and demonstrates flexibility in carrying out team functions including special projects.
Travel for this position is sometimes required between Guthrie entities.
Participation in community and employee engagement activities is required.
It is understood that this description is not intended to be all-inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.