Director of Rehabilitation

Friendship Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a Generations Healthcare facility, is in search of Director of Rehabilitation (PT or OT) to join our team. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility has an outstanding reputation in the healthcare industry with a high rating for quality patient care.

Friendship Manor is a 104-bed skilled nursing facility focusing primarily on post-hospitalization transitional care. Our greatest success is the ability to help patients recover and discharge back to home or to a lower level of care. We employ our own therapists and operate a large, fully contained therapy unit. Together with our nursing staff, our goal is to help patients achieve their highest level of functional independence.

Our Special Treatment Program strives to help individuals live healthy, satisfying, and hopeful lives despite limitations and/or continuing effects caused by mental illness. Our 36-bed secured special treatment unit offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services in addition to on-site psychiatric and psychological services to help patients manage their mental illness diagnoses.

We are committed to providing kind, competent and compassionate services to those entrusted to our care and an enjoyable work environment for our staff. If you are passionate about therapy and helping residents meet their full potential, then this is the right place for you.

Responsibilities and Duties

· Directly supervises and guides all therapy personnel, in an assigned facility which would include licensed, registered, certified therapists, assistants, aides and students.

· Daily scheduling for the department staff to meet the needs of the facility.

· Provides direct care and works with supervisor to determine appropriate caseload in tandem with management responsibilities.

· Assures that the rehabilitation needs of the residents are met.

· Periodic review of the therapy services offered and updated to meet the changing environment.

· Adherence to all regulatory standards as they pertain to the delivery of rehabilitation services.

· Ensures that all clinical documentation is complete, timely, and accurately reflects the services provided.

· Conducts periodic department documentation review.

· Coordinates denials management activities of the department to ensure that claims are timely and/or appeals timely and in accordance with company procedure.

· Meets and or exceeds the productivity standards as established with supervisor.

· Ensures that the services delivered are of the highest quality and meets all standards of practice.

· Implements new treatment programs.

· Monitors treatment programs for outcomes and adjusts plans of care in accordance.

· Assures that the department follows the established policies and procedures of the facility and the company.

· Approves time cards and time worked by the department personnel.

ASSOCIATED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides evaluation input on department employees as well as instrumental in relationship building with the local hospitals and referral sites.
• Attends and participates in facility and company meetings as agreed to with facility and approved by the supervisor.
• Consistently in-services all staff regarding safe work practices with emphasis on good body mechanics, safety, and judgment to minimize work related injuries.
• Organizes rehabilitation orientation for new department personnel, ensures all paper work is completed timely and distributed to the appropriate human resources personnel.
• Completes billing documentation timely and accurately reflecting services provided in accordance with company standards.
• Provides recommendations to supervisor on opportunities to improve company and services provided.
• Identifies own areas of need for development, training, and continuing education in conjunction with supervisor.
• Identifies potential leaders in the company as matched with specific job requirements.
• Identifies new sources of business and contacts.
• Promotes a positive attitude to staff, within staff, and to community regarding the company, its mission statement, philosophies, and goals.

Benefits:

We offer competitive salary, rewarding healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities. 100% paid medical and dental for employee and dependents. Potential Sign-On/Relocation bonus.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Qualifications and Skills

· Must have active CA Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist license (no PTA's or COTA's for this position).

· Is able to practice unencumbered.

· Is in good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards.

· Possesses a minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience as a therapist.

· Working knowledge of Medicare and other payor sources.

· Full knowledge of resident's rights.

· Exudes professionalism in presentation.

· Able to work on multitasks at the same time.

· Must be able to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in the English language.

Please note: This position requires the successful completion of a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screening as part of the hiring process.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Benefits and incentive programs (including sign-on bonuses, if applicable) are subject to eligibility requirements and may change at any time. Sign-on bonus terms and amounts are subject to change and are based on the employee’s date of hire.