Physical Therapist - Director of Rehab

Home & Health Care Management • Chico, CA

23h • $135,200 - $156,000

About The Position

Home & Health Care Management is the oldest home health care agency in Northern California. Our agency specializes in delivering comprehensive in-home care and case management for older adults, children, and those living with disabilities across many counties. We use a matrix of Medi-Cal, Medicare and targeted health programs to find solutions that work for our clients. Relocation Stipend Thinking of moving to Butte County to enjoy lower living costs, and the outdoors? We can pay you a stipend for your relocation expenses. Type of Employment Work Schedule: This is a full-time, exempt position with a standard work schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. While the role generally follows these hours, flexibility may be required to meet business needs, including occasional evenings or weekends. Who You Are: You are a motivated Physical Therapist with proven success in a supervisory role, who shares our vision of delivering in-home care. You treat patients in a caring and compassionate manner and help them achieve their goals of staying in their own home whilst receiving treatment.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in physical therapy
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a supervisory role as a home health care provider or similar role.
• Current California State license as Physical Therapist
• Current CPR certification
• Valid California Driver’s License
• Eligible to be insured under our liability policy with a clean DMV report
• Your own car, and proof of current auto insurance
• Demonstrated technical competence and accountable for work output.
• Demonstrates proficiency in performing physical therapy procedures and modalities and in assessing the effects of these
• Demonstrates sensitivity with patients, family, and their medical team
• Ability to work with others, at all levels within the organization, and collaborate effectively.
• Above-average interpersonal, problem-solving, and written and oral communication skills.
• Professional behavior when on duty
• Ability to maintain patient records and able to organize daily schedule
• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, walks, and moves intermittently during working hours.
• Able to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
• Able to drive intermittently on a daily basis

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and directs the overall operation of the rehabilitation department as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current state and federal laws and regulations; and respective practice act(s) in the state.
• Identifies, in conjunction with the Operations Manager, the department’s key performance indicators.
• Establish an ongoing system to monitor these key indicators such as the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement process in the rehabilitation department.
• Develops and implements processes and systems to effectively lead, guide and direct the delivery of rehabilitation services including but not limited to processes for the timely screening, evaluation, treatment, discharge and all associated documentation requirements for residents in the facility.
• Ensures that all therapists are appropriately documenting, billing and coding for patients receiving therapy.
• Serves as the company’s rehabilitation representative and spokesperson to the public as well as in the professional arenas. In so doing, must periodically deliver a confident, concise, message on a variety of topics that is understood by a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and levels of education.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with patients, employees, and family members through scheduled, deliberate positive interactions with them using face to face, phone, or other means of communication.
• Identifies and collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team, physicians, consultants, and community agencies to identify opportunities for enhanced services to the patients and/or resolve issues.

Benefits

• You will be reimbursed for the mileage you travel in your own vehicle from the office to participant’s homes.
• Access to company owned vehicles to client visits.
• You will receive a monthly phone stipend.
• On the first of the month following 2 months of employment you will be eligible for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability insurance as well as Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• We offer 401(k) matching up to 4% after 1 year of employment and 1,000 hours worked.
• Leave accrues starting on your first day of employment, and you can take paid vacation, bereavement, sick and holiday leave after 90 days.
• Leave accrues starting on your first day of employment, and you can take paid vacation, sick and holiday leave after 90 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director