Director Rehab Services

Director Rehabilitation Services

Location: Lakeside Hospital

• Responsible for strategic planning, organizing and implementing plans that drive the overall success of the Rehabilitation Rehab Services across CHI Health including all hospital based services, outpatient clinics, wound care, diabetes education, sports medicine and wellness services.
• Develops, monitors and manages a full range of financial, service and quality indicators and reports metrics to leadership on an ongoing basis.
• Develops, recommends and manages all capital and operational budgets in support of system strategy plans.
• Work collaborative with Physician Enterprise to ensure proper medical staff coverage for the inpatient rehab unit and outpatient clinic services. Works to engage physicians and ensure needs are met to operate effectively and efficiently.
• Responsible for assuring appropriate management practices, maintenance of appropriate staffing levels, competency assessment, staff orientation, ongoing staff orientation and engagement in all areas of responsibility.
• Actively contributes to the Service line by attending monthly meetings, collaborates with team and other providers to determine best post-acute practices across the market.
• Works in a collaborative manner to create an academic medical system that supports integration with the academic programs including PT, OT and Nursing. Actively leads/participates in meetings that promote advancement of the student and faculty experience, development of residency programs, advances research opportunities and integrates new models of care delivery as appropriate.

• Must possess strong knowledge/application of systems framework, excellent strategic thinking skills, demonstrated resource, management and stewardship skills, strong team orientation, strong customer-focus, demonstrated ability to lead/implement change activities, demonstrated skills in influencing through relationships, excellent analytical thinking skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations.
• Assigns day-to-day work activities; directs the functional and technical job performance of team members.
• Allocates and directs staffing needs to meet patient, unit/department and organizational needs and collaborates with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met.
• Manages performance including: setting goals, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognizing performance, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Core Values using corrective action.

• Assures appropriate level of understanding, awareness and compliance with all applicable JCAHO, CARF, federal, state and agency laws, regulations, guidelines and professional standards.
• Participates in all safety, security and infection control programs that are mandatory as well as those required and provided by the department.
• Demonstrates work practices consistent with CHI Health and department-specific safety, security and infection control policies.
• Must have the ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse and multi-cultural environment.