What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Rehabilitation Services position at Mercy General Hospital?
Overview
Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center Ventricular Assist Device and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars Practice Green Health 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission vision and values.
Responsibilities
Oversees rehabilitative services and is accountable for ensuring clinical standards are met. Directs a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost effective manner, including being responsible for the clinical supervision of Physical, Occupational and/or Speech Therapies.
Qualifications
Required:
Pay Range
$59.53 - $86.32 /hour
Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center Ventricular Assist Device and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars Practice Green Health 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission vision and values.
Responsibilities
Oversees rehabilitative services and is accountable for ensuring clinical standards are met. Directs a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost effective manner, including being responsible for the clinical supervision of Physical, Occupational and/or Speech Therapies.
- Leads the development of departmental objectives and integration of services in support of hospital's mission and vision and in alignment with hospital's strategic business direction by collaborating with others to create and execute integrated business plans; identifies short and long range goals as well as desired outcome measures and develops a plan of implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluating
- Assesses and improves the quality of patient care and services provided to assure high standards on a continual basis, ensuring the development, implementation and monitoring of Performance Improvement activities; ensures that the patient care units and services are in compliance with The Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations and professional organization standards and that quality control programs are maintained as appropriate
- Develops and monitors departmental budget and all related expenditures including recommendations of a sufficient number of qualified and competent staff, space and other resource needs ensuring maximization of resources, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of patient care operations
- Recruits, orients, trains, coaches, mentors and retains department supervisors and/or managers based upon periodic competency assessment, identified job expectations/responsibilities, and encouraging professional/educational growth and opportunities; ensures through the department supervisors and staff that needs of patients are met through coordination and collaboration with other hospital and management staff
Qualifications
Required:
- Minimum of five (5) years of varied clinical experience
- three (3) years of supervisory experience in a rehab setting; and previous experience in facility-wide integration and collaboration
- Master's Degree in business or healthcare-related field or a combination of education and/or additional job related experience in lieu of the degree
Pay Range
$59.53 - $86.32 /hour
Salary : $60 - $86
