What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rehab Services Educator and Accreditation Specialist position at RUSH Health?
Rehabilitation Services Educator and Accreditation Specialist
Location: Chicago, IL
Hospital: Rush University Medical Center
Department: Therapeutic Services
Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM)
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Summary:
Responsible for all aspects of Rehabilitation Services staff education and accreditation preparation and compliance. Promotes quality patient care through development and identification of staff education opportunities and needs. Serves as a role model of incorporating best practice and evidence based practice with patient care. Acts as a leader in rehabilitation department activities including staff training and advocacy in and outside of Rush. This person is an active participant in the interdisciplinary team. This position meets the requirements of all internal and external regulatory bodies and exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values
Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
1. Initial certification by national board as an OTR, PT or SLP
2. Meets all state regulatory requirements
3. Graduate of an accredited OT, PT or SLP Program
4. Basic computer skills
5. Masters degree in occupational therapy required,
Preferred Job Qualifications:
1. At least 5 years of experience preferred as an occupational therapist, physical therapist or speech language pathologist.
2. Doctorate degree in occupational therapy, education or related field
Responsibilities:
1. Leads process improvement teams targeting rehabilitation services practice and innovation using evidence based practice and research findings.
2. Develops effective strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence based practices.
3. Collaborates with supervisors, managers and director in the design, implementation and evaluation of process improvement initiatives, educational and accreditation opportunities.
4. Uses leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships within and across occupational therapy sections including academia.
5. Critically reviews cases in collaboration with clinical leadership to determine educational opportunities.
6. Collaborates with Manager and Supervisor to promote a culture of safety, accountability and survey readiness.
7. Strategically plans for ongoing education to acquire new knowledge and skills.
8. Collaborates with director, managers and supervisors to provide ongoing performance feedback to achieve positive clinical outcomes and accrediting body compliance.
9. Contributes to the development of policies, procedure, protocols, and patient and staff educational materials.
10. Participates in providing excellent clinical care with evaluations, treatments and plans of care.
11. Maintains departmental productivity standards.
12. Demonstrates ability to safely lift and/or move therapy equipment.
13. Demonstrates ability to maintain patient safety.
14. Demonstrates the ICARE values with patients, colleagues, and interdisciplinary team members
15. Adheres to policies and procedures.
16. Maintains accurate and timely patient records.
17. Identifies and pursues own professional growth and development.
18. Takes leadership role in embracing change.
19. Identifies problems as they arise and seeks to problem solve solutions independently.
20. Balance and prioritize patient care treatment with education responsibilities.
21. Demonstrates awareness of others who need assistance and is proactive about giving assistance.
22. Functions according to the discipline specific Code of Ethics and standards of the profession.
23. Supports the practice of practitioner-teacher-investigator model by teaching and following evidenced based practice.
24. Promotes professional growth of staff.
25. Facilitates continuing education meetings.
26. Other duties that may be assigned
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
