Director of Rehab - Discovery Care at Salmon

Job Description

AtDiscovery Care Center,we are known for exceptional care and are highly regarded as the retirement center and skilled nursing facility of choice. We are in the midst of growing our center to meet the needs of our expanding community. Our outpatient and inpatient rehab centers are primed for growth. We are looking for a dynamic therapist to lead our amazing therapy team and grow with us. As the Director of Rehabilitation, you will manage our existing programs in neurology, orthopedics, cognitive impairments, splinting, and many more - and have the autonomy to create and implement even more. In return for your clinical expertise and professional passion, we can offer you unlimited business development opportunity, a strong facility team with excellent administration and nursing, a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, and a culture which promotes ownership and facility level decision making.If you are an outdoor enthusiast, Salmon, Idaho provides some of the best adventures! The Salmon River is the longest free-flowing river in a single state. With so many miles, the Salmon River offers some of the best whitewater rafting and paddling opportunities in the world, not to mention the awesome salmon fishing. Imagine capping your work day off by an evening of stand-up paddle boarding along the Salmon! Or head out on the trails for a mountain bike adventure with our administrator, Steve. This is the ideal therapy opportunity for the person who is eager for a personal life adventure, as well as an awesome career adventure.Discovery Care receives support from Ensign Services who provides a wide range of clinical and operational assistance to over 100 independently owned healthcare operations located throughout the United States. Ensign culture has come to life in these facility teams and is evident in the ownership, passion, and celebration found in their departments every day. In addition, Ensign culture has fostered an environment where therapists have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities.Experience/Qualifications:

• Licensed Physical or Occupational Therapist
• At least 3 years of experience as a therapist
• Supervisory and/or administrative experience in long term care rehabilitation preferred
• Knowledge of Medicare PPS preferred
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Effective interpersonal and interdisciplinary communication skills

Duties:

• Implements and monitors the provision of facility Rehab policy and procedures
• Sets up monthly department goals and objectives in conjunction with the facilitys needs
• Supervises rehab staff and ensures effective rehab staff orientation, training and ongoing competency
• Coordinates rehab admissions and distribution of caseload
• Manages utilization and productivity for the department
• Acts as a rehab case manager for HMO patients or other complex cases
• Assists in the case management/tracking of Medicare A rehab cases under the PPS system
• Recruits rehab staff, as assigned
• Manages and analyzes department productivity and other statistics, to include billing
• Ensures that rehab department is compliant with all regulatory issues. This includes assurance that department records are completed and maintained, such as medical record documentation, reimbursement denials management and other survey compliance requirements.
• Oversees and analyzes quality assurance and outcomes programs
• Develops necessary rehab programs
• Monitors rehab equipment and supply needs
• Represents the rehab department in the interdisciplinary team at assigned meetings
• Oversees effective running of rehabilitation conference meetings
• Oversees provision of appropriate interdisciplinary education programs
• Maintains relationships with hospital therapists, physicians and other key community members
• Participates in the development and provides community education programs regarding facility rehab services
• Provides direct patient treatment

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Country: USA, State: Idaho, City: Salmon, Company: Ensign Facility Services.