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Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

A professional who coordinates and manages the services of Physical Occupational and Speech Language Pathology with guidance from a medical advisor. The director establishes and or maintains a scope of services based on the needs of the population served and available resources providing space staff training and development to ensure continuous care occurs. The director plans for strategic operational and programmatic processes that direct the department in accordance with customer needs and mission of the facility. The manager will integrate all services into the organizations primary function.

Essential Functions:

• Develops revises and reviews all departmental policy and procedures that guide and support the provision of services including collaboration with other departments
• Develops and implements processes for recruitment and retention that allow for appropriate staffing levels and skill mix
• Develops and supervises clinical education programs
• Formulates implements and assesses quality and performance improvement programs
• Establishes and monitors equipment supply and inventory programs
• Formulates prepares and monitors an annual operating and capital budget
• Assures that all functions performed by the department are in compliance with patient rights and ethical standards and regulatory agencies
• Responds appropriately to customer concerns/satisfaction and develops departmental action plans as indicate
• Reviews all initial and annual competencies/ appraisals of clinical staff
• Participates in management groups facility committees/teams and professional/medical community organization
• Develops and implements systematic and effective mechanisms for communication within the campus (hospital ACBHCOC)
• Assures current CDM for the department and that all regulations for charging billing and coding practices are followed

Other Functions:

• Shares and or delegates administrative responsibilities as needed
• Collaborates with the community in regards to health care issues or needs
• Establishes and assures continuum of care for all services
• Provides administrative/clinical supervision in the form of coaching counseling and discipline as indicated
• Assesses for space and other needed resources making recommendations for acquisition
• Completes initial and annual competencies/appraisals for supervisory and Dept. Support Assistant by due date
• Develops programs to assure staff orientation training and development
• Performs monthly supervisory meetings and rounding with direct reports and on patients
• Assists in the administration of patient care (within scope of practice) as needed
• Maintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in health related field (required)
• Masters Degree in health sciences (PT OT SLP) (required)
• Doctoral Degree in health related field (preferred)

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years as a clinical therapist with two or more in a supervisory or managerial role (required)