DIRECTOR of REHAB/THERAPY

DIRECTOR OF REHAB/THERAPY
(experience preferred)

Fahrney Keedy in Boonsboro Maryland

**Salary based on licensure and experience**

Job Title: Director of Rehabilitation Department: Rehabilitation

Reports to: CEO 

Job Summary:

The Director of Rehab will provide practical established Rehab. Therapy skills to residents following Fahrney-Keedy’s policies and procedures. They will evaluate, treat, and supervise the administration of therapy treatments and services to residents receiving rehabilitation services with a prescription from a physician, podiatrist, dentist or chiropractor. They will facilitate and provide strong verbal and written communication skills with residents, family members, visitors, staff, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the entire Rehab team at Fahrney Keedy. This includes management of their performance, time, attendance, and compliance with state regulations, compliance with company policy/procedure and adherence to best practices within the rehabilitation field.

 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides for the screening, evaluation, and treatment, and prevention of chronic conditions, illnesses and/or musculoskeletal injuries according to your scope of practice to residents.
• Provides ongoing training, auditing and completing appropriate documentation to ensure staff meet or exceed Fahrney-Keedy’s expectations.
• Performs all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures.
• See that all referral sources are advised of the clinic action for the case referred.
• Participates in development, coordination and implementation of resident care and discharge plans, including completing any discharge instructions for family.
• Answers questions and concerns from resident family members.
• Evaluates resident’s progress with therapists and recommend discharge from services as indicated.
• Maintains work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing assigned tasks.
• Reviews scheduling related information with the team daily including, but not limited to - resident information/hair appts/wound list/appts/home assessments etc. to help the therapist appropriately treat their residents
• Responsible for coordination of the rehab team schedule. Weekly updates should be provided to the team and PRN employees contacted in advance as necessary to ensure appropriate staffing levels.
• Completion of PT/OT communication sheet to assist in mapping out scheduling and ensuring that supervised visits and other documentation are in compliance.
• Check Projections & enter projections for new admissions so that treatment minutes can be transferred to the assignment board.
• Complete PDPM worksheets for new admissions.
• Ensure that PT/OT/ST have matching medical dx for Med A and all codes match.
• Enter the PDPM worksheet if there is an IPA and then enter IPA into projections.
• Complete Payers including obtaining authorization as needed and then verify and match to Nethealth before adding to active caseload.
• Attend and come prepared to the following meetings:
  • Clinical meetings
  • Medicare Meeting
  • UR Meetings
  • Grand Rounds
  • Care Plan Meetings-
  • Director Meetings
  • Better Together/Optum/Other Miscellaneous meetings will be provided via an invite in the email system
• Daily documentation, including all Txs/TENs/PNs/billing
• Proper entry and documentation of all residents receiving therapy in SNF and ALU and coordination with VP of Finance.
• Collaboration with students/universities as required and completion of all mandatory screening procedures and university/facility paperwork completion.
• Monitors and updates patient list in NetHealth as needed.
• Facilitates ordering supplies with the facility central supply clerk as needed for the rehab department including needs for residents, the rehab gym, and kitchen.
• Submit transfer status change forms as needed to nursing.
• Updates Bed Rail Screens/Logs as needed.
• Completes Hand Hygiene audits monthly or as needed.
• Completes feeding assistant screens quarterly or as needed.
• Complete diet slip/forms as needed for changes.
• Ensure that logs required to be kept up to date for state survey purposes are maintained, including but not limited to – refrigerator/freezer/hydrocollator temperature logs, AED checks.
• Completion of home assessments as needed
• Completion of IPAs as required/needed.
• Maintains active caseload binder and keeps continuously current.
• Preparation and completion of Medicare packets.
• Completion of weekly chart audits.
• CMS and Covinti audits as required/needed.
• Monitors productivity for the rehab department and makes improvements as able and needed.
• Completes monthly close out in collaboration with the finance department for billing purposes.
• Reviews and responds to resident council concerns as needed.
• Complete quarterly QA reports.
• Maintains ACP requirements.
• Tracks rehab employee licensure and updates in appropriate areas.
• Attends marketing/company events and fundraisers as able and as appropriate.
• Completes weekly clinical progress notes, daily treatment encounter notes, rehab. discharge programs for each resident via Optima.
• Respond to emails timely, send emails to team members as appropriate as well as field emails to the team that are pertinent to their jobs/patient care. In general, promotes and maintains good communication within department as well as outside parties.
• Determines and recommends rehab. services in accordance with resident care plan of physicians who are responsible for general direction and care of resident.
• Treats residents with the most current techniques following appropriate physician orders and ethical standards to therapy treatments according to State Practice Act.
• Cooperates with inter-departmental staff as well as other facility staff to ensure that therapy services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Reports all complaints and grievances made by a resident immediately.
• Ensure therapy staff adhere to the minimum weekly productivity standard.
• Supports the department and rehab. staff and occasionally assumes these responsibilities in their absence according to your State Practice Act.
• Supervises the PTA as applicable based upon State Practice Act guidelines.
• Agrees not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly reports suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the supervisor.
• Agrees not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly reports suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the supervisor.
• Performs inventory orders and ensures ordered supplies are within budget.
• Reports any known or suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system to the supervisor.
• Ensure that departmental computer workstations left unattended are properly logged off or the password protected automatic screensaver activates within established facility policy guidelines.
• Reports work-related injuries or illnesses and/or occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to DON, HRD and/or CEO.
• Keeps call buttons within easy reach of each
• resident.
• Immediately notifies the Director of Nursing of any resident leaving/missing from the facility.
• Follows established safety precautions in the performance of all duties.
• Keeps excess supplies and equipment off the floor. Stores in designated areas.
• Cleans, disinfects, and returns all resident care equipment to its designated storage area after each use.
• Monitors all hazardous conditions and equipment safety, reporting issues to maintenance or applicable department as necessary.
• Reports all safety violations.
• Reports any communicable or infectious disease to the Infection Control Coordinator.
• Follows established isolation precautions and procedures.
• Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies.
• Safely uses only the equipment you have been trained to use.
• Practices appropriate handwashing and use of hand sanitizer at all times.
   

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Attend continuing education as required by law for maintaining all applicable licensure.

• Participate in program development, in-service training and educational programs related to COTA licensure.

• Provide education to Rehab. Department following CEU event.

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.

• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of teamwork and team concept.

• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.

• Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other staff.

• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.

• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.

• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.

• Must not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Education and Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited Therapy Program.

• Licensure in applicable state.

• 5 years’ supervisory, management or program development experience in a clinical setting preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.

• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.

• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.

• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff, and support agencies.

• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.

• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.

• Must not have a weight-lifting restriction. Must be able to assist with transfer of a resident up to 300 lbs. and lift 100 lbs. Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry a minimum distance of 50 feet.

• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

*This job description is thorough and accurate to the best of the facility’s ability and current knowledge.

This job description includes other duties as assigned and is subject to change as business needs evolve.

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