Director of Rehabilitation - PT or OT

Director Of Rehabilitation Services

Excellent benefits package and competitive salary

Setting: Skilled Nursing Facility

Location: Amherst, NY (a suburb of Buffalo, NY)

The Director of Rehabilitation Services team member assists with ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by supervising rehab department staff in the provision, documentation, and billing of therapy services in compliance with Federal and State Laws, Regulations, and Practice Acts; assists in the hiring, orientation, and training of staff therapists, therapy assistants, and rehabilitation aides; participates in required meetings, in-services, programs, and general orientation; maintains a clinical caseload at a minimum of 35% productivity; attends to clinical, fiscal, and customer service outcomes and action plan underperformance as indicated.

Responsibilities:

• Screen and provide (as necessary and as ordered by a physician) an in-depth evaluation of each resident's rehabilitation potential (unless contradicted); makes written recommendations for inter-disciplinary care planning and treatment.
• Inform resident or qualified representative about care and treatment plan and possible outcomes of treatment, or lack of treatment if resident refuses participation in a therapy program.
• Develop a treatment plan and administer treatments in accordance with the physicians' orders and the rehabilitation goals; maintain required contact with physician.
• Oversee written evaluations, progress notes, care plans and discharge summaries of residents receiving physical therapy according to state, federal and facility policies.
• Review each resident's status at least quarterly to determine need for revising rehabilitation aspects of care plan.
• Collaborate with other members of the inter-disciplinary health care team to integrate rehabilitation goals into the comprehensive care plan.
• Must have interest in working with the elderly and respect the rights of residents during care and treatment services.

Requirements:

Licensed Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist professionally educated in an accredited curriculum with a baccalaureate degree required. State specific license to practice required. Possession of ability to teach, inspire and motivate others; leadership qualities; ability to organize workload, delegate assignments and promote teamwork required.