Director of Rehabilitation - Hartsville, SC
$104,000 - $150,000
Sign-On Bonus $10,000
Full Relocation Assistance available
Our client, a Regional Medical Center has been an integral part of the lives of people throughout Darlington County and the surrounding areas for over 20 years. Our 116-bed hospital offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency room services to a service area totaling over 125,000 individuals. We are dually accredited by the Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), a Primary Stroke Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and a Blue Distinction Maternity Center. We are committed to continuing to be a trusted provider of quality care, close to home, for generations to come.
At the Regional Medical Center, we recognize that our patients deserve qualified, engaged, and competent healthcare professionals. And we know that our employees deserve a working environment that is safe, leaders who are visible and supportive, and opportunities to grow and develop. We have a positive, hopeful, and resilient leadership team that is solely focused on taking care of the heart of – the people who work here. If you feel that your skills and compassion fit with our vision for person-centered care and evidence-based practice, and you would like to belong to a hospital family that only the best are invited to join, we invite you to apply today.
Our Benefits:
· Competitive compensation
· Relocation assistance
· Unlimited PTO
· Comprehensive benefit package
· Qualifying tuition reimbursement
· Professional Development Department
· Tickets at Work discounts
· Gym membership discounts
· Neptune Island Waterpark discounts
· Professional team
Responsible for overall direction, utilization, supervision, instruction, and evaluation of professional and support staff, and students’ utilization in the Rehabilitation Services Department. Establish policies, procedures, objectives, and work standards while ensuring provision of services in accordance with all state and federal laws and regulatory agencies.
To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.
1. 1.Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and supervises functions and activities of the department to provide high level of professional services in the areas of physical therapy, occupational therapy and work hardening. Ensures completion of all projects and activities. Collects data and prepares reports as required by administration.
2. 2.Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies. Develops, implements and maintains department policies and procedures effectively and efficiently. Establishes work standards while maintaining hospital policies and procedures and objectives including quality assurance, performance improvement, safety, and infection control. Evaluates and observes the quality of services being provided in all areas on an ongoing basis.
3. 3.Controls cost by effective scheduling, appropriate utilization of supplies and equipment, and planning, organizing and executing departmental operations within budgetary guidelines.
4. 4.Completes evaluation of patients referring for physical and occupational therapies, completes and submits reports pertaining to the evaluation. Ensures that referral sources are advised of action in case referred. Maintains all required documentation regarding patient care as per department policy.
5. 5.Establishes appropriate goals and treatment plan taking into consideration diagnosis, age, cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs of patient and family. Involved patient and family in determining goals and treatment plan. Provides physical therapy treatment consistent with treatment plan and goals utilizing a variety of techniques. Confers with person(s) most closely associated with active management of the patient. Modifies treatment plan and goals as needed depending on the condition of patient.
6. 6.Ensures adequate staffing to provide quality services. Ensures an efficient staff by effectively interviewing candidates, preparing and conducting performance evaluations, verbal counseling, working with Human Resources on any progressive disciplinary action, and making recommendations for promotions as indicated. Addresses a d performance or conditions immediately.
7. 7.Ensures training of staff in accordance with department and hospital policies and procedures to provide quality services. Ensures training of staff in code of conduct and HIPAA training.
8. 8.Directs department meetings and communicates information to staff in a clear and timely manner. Encourages group problem solving and staff participation in program development and promotion of the department. Participates in facility meetings, teams, and committees as required.
9. 9.Attend patient care conferences as needed. Keeps abreast of new techniques and trends in the rehabilitation fields. Attend conferences, meetings, or special courses whenever possible and share with department personnel information gained thereby.
10. 10.Assesses need for and develops and implements new programs to meet needs of patients, referral sources, and community. Performs direct and indirect marketing with current and potential referral sources. Participates in community activities to promote good public relations.
11. 11.Ensures accurate, complete and current job descriptions for the staff assigned. Performance evaluations are completed timely.
12. 12.Other duties as assigned.