Area Rehab Director - Orlando

The Area Rehab Director is responsible for direction and implementation of rehab services at assigned facilities.  Accountable for achieving fiscal, clinical, operational, and quality benchmarks as established utilizing Legacy Healthcare Services (LHS) tools and modeling. Instrumental in helping to identify clinical needs of the census in assigned geographic area and ensures the hires support the LHS staffing model and clinical reach for the anticipated caseload. Develops and maintains professional relationships with customers, clients, and LHS personnel at all levels.

Qualifications/ Education:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below illustrate the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Preferred clinical background as a Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT) or Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), with a bachelor’s degree in a complementary field, or a tenured LHS therapy assistant.
• Two to three years’ experience in Long Term Care (LTC), rehab agency or outpatient setting with at least one year of supervisory or administration experience.
• Minimum of a degree from accredited college or university or equivalent experience (i.e., degree in PT, OT, SLP).
• Must have solid understanding and comfort with computer skills.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Rehab Directors and other LHS employees at assigned sites.

 

Licenses:

Licensed and/or registered (PT, OT, SLP) in state of assigned sites.

 

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands for this position are specifically outlined in Policy 2.4, Working Conditions. This policy is available by contacting the Human Resources Department and/or may be printed off the company intranet at: intranet.legacyhealthcare.net, Downloads, Admin Services Downloads, Policies and Procedures, Policy 2.4, Working Conditions.
• Additional physical requirements not outlined in Policy 2.4 include the ability to drive routinely in an automobile.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities and those with temporary physical impairments due to workers’ compensation injuries or illnesses to perform the essential functions and physical demands of the job.

 

Work Environment:

This is a clinic-based position.  The work environment characteristics described here illustrate those an employee encounters while performing this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel:

Frequent and as needed within assigned area. 

Attend company training at regional and/or corporate level as requested