Job Type

Full-time

Description

Areas of Responsibility:

Complies with all company and department policies and procedures; state, federal, local and other third-party payer policies; and applicable standards of practice. Demonstrates customer service. Performs competency evaluations of all staff members. Provide education to staff on performance improvement. Plans and organizes training for department staff members. Documentation must meet current standards and policies. Perform management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluation, and department staffing and scheduling. Maintains all state and federal regulatory requirements related to Innovate and to the facility. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times. Attend committee, CQI and management meetings, as appropriate. Train personnel utilizing on the job training for nursing and other facility staff. Ensure compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety and infection control. Maintain standards of professional society procedures and ethical behavior and comply with all organizational policies. Resolve personnel concerns at the department level, utilizing the grievance process as required. Effectively and consistently communicate administrative directives to personnel and encourage interactive departmental meetings and discussions. Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner. Responsible for direction of the Rehabilitation Services Department staff. Able to observe and evaluate treatment effect, recommend change to physician if needed. Able to perform appropriate assessments on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provided and reassessments as per policy. Formulate a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs. Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency of all rehab services modalities. Function as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers. Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly. Maintain department cleanliness and safety. Comply with ongoing departmental inspections of equipment and physical space. Maintain records pertinent to personnel and operation of the department. Communicate appropriately and clearly to physicians, staff and administrative team. Coordinate and direct patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and facility policy is followed. Prepare reports regarding rehab services, i.e., utilization, performance improvement, service data, outcome data, productivity, including long term capital budget and short-term operational budget. Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations. Maintain a good working relationship within the department and with other departments. Plan and manage treatments and documentation of patients with varying payers in electronic medical record. Float to other facilities as needed. All other duties as assigned. Complies with areas of responsibility associated with employee's specific professional discipline (PT, OT, SLP, PTA, or COTA)