Education/Certification:
• Current state licensure as PT/PTA, OT/COTA, or SLP
• Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in allie d health field PT/PTA, OT/COTA, or SLP
• Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards
• Prior management experience in Skilled Nursing Facility preferred
• Preferred prior Net Health (formerly Rehab Optima) experience Qualifications:
• Must maintain a clinical case load
• Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population
• Must possess problem solving skills to successfully perform job
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong customer service orientation
• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and
family members
• Employee management and engagement
• Thorough understanding of state
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational ability and financial understanding
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software. We are open to any discipline (PT, OT, ST, PTA, OTA)
Job Responsibilities:
• Oversees the daily workflow of the Rehab Department.
• As a facility department head, will actively participate within the interdisciplinary team (IDT)
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Carries a clinical caseload
• Provide direction and leadership to all therapy staff
• Ensures program compliance through review for accurate billing, documentation, and support
to therapy staff.
• Responsible fo r maintaining optimal staffing mix. Including recruitment, orientation,
development, retention, scheduling, and employee engagement of therapy staff.
• Clinical management of therapy department through patient identification, case management,
care planning, and clinical utilization.
• Collaborate with facility leadership to drive clinical excellence and supportive facility culture
• Ensures rehabilitation staff is providing appropriate care to Resident in keeping with
established standards for quality and in accordance with generally established principles of
care.
• Supervises the scheduling of residents for therapy services considering available treatment
hours, staff resources and overall plan of care.
• Manages the evaluation and development of in - house therap y programs including equipment
assessment and staffing ratios.
• Completes required forms and documents timely, in accordance with company policy and state
and/or federal regulations.
• O ther duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities t o perform the essential functions.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs.
• Walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, pushing, stooping, bending,
transferring patients, stretching , and typing .
