Rehab Coordinator - Informatics - South Shore Region

Ochsner Health•Jefferson, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This job assists leadership within the rehab department(s) with development, promotion, and standardization of designated programs within the assigned service line. Coordinates the rehabilitation treatment of corresponding patient population within rehabilitation services, functioning as a liaison between rehabilitation services, physicians/clinic staff, and business development, collaborating with department leaders and committees in identification, trending, and analysis of clinic quality issues and in a collaborative fashion facilitating resolution of these issues. Works with rehab leadership and specialty programs to market and share programs/outcomes with referral sources.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy, occupational therapy OR Master’s degree in speech language.
3 years of clinical experience in physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), or speech language pathology (SLP).
License eligible for physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), or speech language pathology (SLP) in state of practice.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
Ability to clearly articulate vision and purpose; aligning with departmental goals.
Ability to share information and updates both internally and externally as needed.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build collaborative relationships, diverse and effective teams, and drive engagement within groups.
Ability to remain focused on results, specific to performance of assigned team(s) and/or program(s).
Ability to manage time to execute to optimize work processes as well as aligning activities with goals of the department.

Nice To Haves

1 year of leadership experience within rehab in physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), or speech language pathology (SLP) with 5 years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Identifies and supports outpatient rehab programming needs via standardizing development of, implementation of, and evaluation of all new and existing programs.
Researches and identifies best billing and documentation practices for programs.
Facilitates and collaborates with program experts to market to physicians/departments both internal and external to the company.
Manages and maintains assigned databases and outcomes tools.
Evaluates financial and clinical outcomes of programs.
Evaluates and treats patients in discipline specific programming.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
Performs other related duties as required.