MANAGER, REHABILITATION SERVICES, Full Time

UHS•Reno, NV

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Northwest Specialty Hospital, an extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, brings expanded services to a new building located at 6225 Sharlands Ave. in Northwest Reno. The facility will offer acute rehabilitation and adult behavioral health services. Our acute rehabilitation services include occupational, speech, and physical therapy for adults recovering from stroke, injury, or another disabling condition. We offer advanced treatment for a wide range of conditions including stroke, brain injury, amputation, neurological disorders, major multiple traumas and spinal cord and back injuries. All patients will experience private rooms, have access to a newly renovated therapy gym, and personalized care from our qualified staff. The adult behavioral health services offered is an expansion to our current 50 and older program at NNMC. The new program will offer behavioral health services to all adults 18 years and older. The department is managed through a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, CNAs, social workers, and therapists. Patients will experience an individualized care plan, inclusive of individual and family therapy, activities, medication management, and a 24-hour secure, compassionate environment. This Rehabilitation and Therapy Services Manager (Manager) functions under the general supervision of the Director of Rehabilitation and Therapy services (Director). The Manager is a positive, self-driven, and results oriented individual with a clear focus on high quality service and program development. This position will be responsible for the overall administration, clinical planning, development, and operations of the program. The Manager is an innovative communicator who continually looks for new strategies to build physician loyalty. The Manager will ensure their staff is providing appropriate care to patients in keeping with established standards for quality, and in accordance with generally established principles of care.

Requirements

Current State licensure or certification as PT, OTR or speech pathologist.
At least 5 years supervisory experience required
Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance of patient care protocols, clinical pathways and patient policies and procedures for care.
Assumes a leadership role to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and review the plan of care and communicate findings with all members of the multidisciplinary team:
Assesses and monitors the continuity of care and expedites and coordinates the delivery of services to facilitate a patient's progress throughout the continuum of care, from point of first interest, through the certification/authorization process, through the course of treatment to discharge to achieve desired quality outcomes
Exhibits behaviors and actions which create a high level of patient/customer satisfaction, which contributes to positive patient/customer relations and which reflect for the patient’s /customer’s right, needs and confidentiality
Effectively manages staff recruitment and retention. Maintains current competency for all staff