Director of Rehabilitation

Skilled Healthcare Facility -

DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION

Duties and Responsibilities

Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the rehabilitation services of the Facility.

• Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards of practice, and make recommendations on changes in policies and procedures to the Administrator.
• Review department policies and procedures, at least annually, and participate in making recommended changes.
• Interview resident and families, as necessary, in a private setting.
• Refer resident and families to appropriate personnel, as needed, to meet resident and family needs.
• Involve residents and families in planning Facility rehabilitation programs.
• Assist in the review and updating of departmental job descriptions, at least annually.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Rehabilitation Department.
• Assume responsibility for daily staffing and utilization with input from treating rehabilitation therapists, residents’ needs, and recommendations from the Administrator.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
• Review and evaluate the department’s work force and make recommendations to the Administrator.
• Coordinate rehabilitation services with other departments, as necessary.
• Work with the Facility’s rehabilitation consultants and implement recommended changes, as required.
• Delegate authority, responsibility, and accountability to other responsible department personnel.
• Make written and oral reports and recommendations to the Administrator concerning the operation of the Rehabilitation Department.
• Assist in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.
• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions and situations and recommend to the Administrator adjustments in rehabilitation services that assure the continued ability to provide such services.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for rehabilitation deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such report to the Administrator.
• Review departmental complaints and grievances from personnel and make written reports to the Administrator of action(s) taken.  Follow Facility’s established procedures.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the Rehabilitation Department.
• Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Ensure that all charted rehabilitation progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.

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