Responsibilities:

• Manages all rehabilitation programming and staff in a clinical site or multiple clinical sites.
• Provides regular updates concerning the clinical site(s) including ongoing program evaluation and improvement, staffing levels, and budgets.
• Assists Director in planning, preparing, and implementing the department budget and related financial management programs.
• Compiles and reports on therapy activities i.e., trends in referrals, visits, revenues, long range planning, process improvements and input for annual reports.
• Instructs and directs the efforts of all department personnel (all professional disciplines, clerical support staff, and technicians).
• Adheres to standards set by regulatory bodies, such as JCAHO, Medicare/Medicaid, and OSHA, as they apply to the clinical sites.
• Conducts and monitors completion of performance evaluations for all department personnel.
• Ensures that quality, productivity and respective site goals are met.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Science Discipline.
• Master's Degree or Doctorate Degree preferred.

Certifications:

• Licensed in the Current State as a Physical Therapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist (OT) or Speech Language Therapy.

Complexity of Work:

• Within the scope of the job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• Minimum five years Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist or Speech Language Therapy experience with at least two years supervisory experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires frequent walking, standing, and sitting.
• Requires manual dexterity for computer use.
• Visual acuity to observe activity in clinical areas.
• Ability to speak clearly for employee communications.
• Ability to hear employee and patient concerns.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.