Director of Rehabilitation Services

DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION- $5k Sign On Bonus

The CommuniCare Family of Companies has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader at our Cedars Healthcare Center as a Director of Rehabilitation.

As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental and vision coverage, from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

Qualifications :

Must be a licensed clinician (PT, OT, SLP, PTA, or COTA) from an Accredited Program.

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Effective leadership skills

Demonstrate competency in therapy treatment and evaluation principles, techniques, materials and equipment utilization

Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal accreditation.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Performs Evaluations, Screens, and treatments of facility patients / residents who are in need for Therapy services.

Reviews medical chart and screen prior to completing evaluation to determine patients need for services and ability to benefit from skilled services.

If an evaluating therapist, perform patient / resident evaluation under physician order and develops a treatment plan in accordance with patient’s needs.

Implements treatment plan through direct treatment, education of treatment staff which includes therapists and other members of team involved in the treatment plan.

Attends / leads interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate to relay clinical findings and make recommendations to other members of the rehab team.

Attends and participates in family meetings when appropriate.

Provides documentation and billing training for facility staff.

Functions as a resource for clinical programming and caseload development.

Collaborates with facility and corporate Denials Management Specialist regarding any ADR / denied therapy claims.

Complies with the documentation requirements of the rehab department and facility.

Conducts staff / family training and education when appropriate by formal and informal in-services as well as consultations.

Maintain professional growth and development by participating in continuing education programs and other approved learning experiences.

Maintains confidentiality of all medical record, facility, and rehab related information.

Maintains accurate billing information in accordance with facility procedures daily.

Reviews and adheres to the policies and procedures outlined by the facility and CommuniCare Rehabilitation.

Assists with and participates in Quality Assurance programs as required.