Rehab Supervisor

The University of Kansas Health System•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

We are hiring for a Rehab Supervisor Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills. Provides effective leadership to staff. Able to strategically identify, internalize and communicate the critical success factors necessary for the staff. Holds regular meetings, as needed, for smooth running of service. Serves as an effective communicator of the staff’s vision and goals. Expresses ideas clearly and effectively (gaining agreement and/or understanding), by adjusting language, terminology and style to the characteristics and needs of the audience as well as the venue for the communication. Provides staff with information to help with patient care, organization, and coordination of assignments. Able to address clinical and systems problems within and outside of the department and answer inquiries with accurate information or identify appropriate resources. Works effectively with others in the management team to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems. Skillfully administers, directs and allocates organizational resources, including reassignment of staff. Demonstrates effective and cost efficient use of equipment. Identifies cost saving procedures and process improvements. Stays focused on key stakeholders and supports the staff’s ability to deliver on all valid stakeholder expectations. Reacts appropriately under high levels of stress. Demonstrates flexibility in the face of uncertainty, and can take responsible and professional action without awaiting direction. Supervises and conducts or provides input for performance evaluation of staff clinicians, technicians and students Assists with new staff on-boarding, orientation and competencies, as well as annual competencies Participates in staff and committee meetings including providing input and information. Active in intra/extra departmental committees. Assists with development and timely updates of policies and procedures for the department. Relays information to the manager in an accurate, organized and timely fashion. Follows through with delegated assignments. Shows problem solving abilities and knowledge of directing and delegating duties/requests to appropriate personnel. Provides in-services, lectures and presentations, as needed, to internal departments, professionals and public in the community. Assists with interviewing new staff/recruitment. Aids in orientation of new and rotating employees and students. Demonstrates rapport and professionalism with visitors, patients and families. As appropriate for position, performs direct patient care including: Evaluating patients and uses appropriate techniques with consideration of all patient physical, psychosocial, developmental/maturation status and cultural needs. Developing and implementing a treatment program using appropriate problem solving and skills including reviewing and revising programs as indicated. Develops expertise in area of interest. Communicating with physicians and other health care workers concerning patient status, ability to progress and needs for continued services. Documenting evaluation, progress and discharge summaries, home programs and other forms for intra/extra agency personnel as indicated. Documentation is clear, concise, timely and complete. Other activities as needed for professional and departmental growth; participation in local/state organizations, program development, marketing, hospital committees Conducts staff meetings and represents department in absence of department manager. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

4 or more years experience as a clinician and preferred experience in specialty area
Licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (Health Occupations Credentialing) OR Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) - State Board of Healing Arts OR Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) - State Board of Healing Arts

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in PT, OT, SLP or Business

Responsibilities

Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
Provides effective leadership to staff.
Able to strategically identify, internalize and communicate the critical success factors necessary for the staff.
Holds regular meetings, as needed, for smooth running of service.
Serves as an effective communicator of the staff’s vision and goals.
Expresses ideas clearly and effectively (gaining agreement and/or understanding), by adjusting language, terminology and style to the characteristics and needs of the audience as well as the venue for the communication.
Provides staff with information to help with patient care, organization, and coordination of assignments.
Able to address clinical and systems problems within and outside of the department and answer inquiries with accurate information or identify appropriate resources.
Works effectively with others in the management team to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems.
Skillfully administers, directs and allocates organizational resources, including reassignment of staff.
Demonstrates effective and cost efficient use of equipment.
Identifies cost saving procedures and process improvements.
Stays focused on key stakeholders and supports the staff’s ability to deliver on all valid stakeholder expectations.
Reacts appropriately under high levels of stress.
Demonstrates flexibility in the face of uncertainty, and can take responsible and professional action without awaiting direction.
Supervises and conducts or provides input for performance evaluation of staff clinicians, technicians and students
Assists with new staff on-boarding, orientation and competencies, as well as annual competencies
Participates in staff and committee meetings including providing input and information.
Active in intra/extra departmental committees.
Assists with development and timely updates of policies and procedures for the department.
Relays information to the manager in an accurate, organized and timely fashion.
Follows through with delegated assignments.
Shows problem solving abilities and knowledge of directing and delegating duties/requests to appropriate personnel.
Provides in-services, lectures and presentations, as needed, to internal departments, professionals and public in the community.
Assists with interviewing new staff/recruitment.
Aids in orientation of new and rotating employees and students.
Demonstrates rapport and professionalism with visitors, patients and families.
As appropriate for position, performs direct patient care including: Evaluating patients and uses appropriate techniques with consideration of all patient physical, psychosocial, developmental/maturation status and cultural needs.
Developing and implementing a treatment program using appropriate problem solving and skills including reviewing and revising programs as indicated.
Develops expertise in area of interest.
Communicating with physicians and other health care workers concerning patient status, ability to progress and needs for continued services.
Documenting evaluation, progress and discharge summaries, home programs and other forms for intra/extra agency personnel as indicated.
Documentation is clear, concise, timely and complete.
Other activities as needed for professional and departmental growth; participation in local/state organizations, program development, marketing, hospital committees
Conducts staff meetings and represents department in absence of department manager.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.