Rehab Therapy Service Coordinator/Rehab Director Occupational Therapist full time week days 320 Job Opening

Job Title:

Therapy Services Coordinator (TSC) for our independent/assisted living community located in Newburgh, IN

Department:

Operations

Responsible To:

Area Rehab Manager, Multi Site Manager, Regional Manager

FLSA Status:

Non- exempt, hourly

Prepared Date:

8/11/2016

Summary:

Is the LHS clinical liaison at the facility, promoting LHS clinical programs to develop caseload and meet the customer’s expectations while attracting and retaining LHS employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following:

Interpersonal

• Effectively uses basic communication skills of listening, questioning, verifying and explaining.

• Able to create rapport with key community personnel and fellow LHS employees that allows for discovery of other’s needs.
• Seeks advice from LHS management to respond appropriately and timely to inquiries for assistance from community personnel and LHS employees.
• Acts as a liaison between LHS and the community

Fiscal Management

• Coordinates site therapy personnel schedules and staffing needs while assuring company departmental efficiency standards
• Identifies opportunities to implement Legacy’s clinical programs to meet resident’s needs
• Coordinates procedure to bring resident on caseload including providing necessary documents to LHS billing office

• Generates all activity reports as requested.

• Resource for residents in regard to ancillary billing questions
• Coordinates ADR and appeals process for LHS
• Ensures timely completion and uploading of all essential elements of the electronic medical record
• Completes end of month billing tasks for LHS
• Completes supply purchasing under ARM/ MSM/ RM’s direction

Clinical Management

• Treats patients and maintains a caseload that assists the rehab department in meeting LHS caseload goals

• Able to assess patients’ needs and use clinical programs appropriate for caseload growth
• Able to assist others in clinical service delivery across disciplines.
• Able to relay information to community personnel for integrated patient management.

• Daily coordination of rehab department with facility community staff to plan and implement therapy programming..

Operational Management

• Assists MSM, ARM, RM in making sure LHS policies are carried out in therapy department
• Assists in internal/external-marketing efforts to increase caseload: this includes networking events, community education and direct face-to-face contact with referral sources.
• Coordinates staffing pattern to meet caseload requirements with adherence to State Practice Act requirements.

Human Resources Management

• Creates and maintains team relationships and open communication with and between rehab staff, community staff and LHS corporate personnel.
• Assists MSM/ ARM/ RM with interviewing and hiring in accordance with LHS guidelines.
• Coordinates orientation/training of staff to meet Company, State and Federal standards.
• Notifies ARM/ MSM/RM of potential human resource related issues in clinic

• For supervised rehab staff, assists in annual employee performance reviews when requested by ARM/MSM/RM

Other

• Demonstrates professional conduct and ethics in accordance with LHS policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/ Education:

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

• Preferred clinical background as a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA), or a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA),
• Three to five years experience in Long Term Care (LTC). Some prior supervisory experience preferred but not required.

• Minimum of a Baccalaureate degree from accredited college or university or equivalent experience (i.e., degree in PTA or COTA, ).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Specific tasks as directed by ARM, MSM or Regional Manager

Licenses:

Licensed and registered PTA or COTA in state where assigned, if applicable.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands for this position are specifically outlined in Policy and Procedure, #1-12, Working Conditions. This policy is available by contacting the Human Resources Department and/or may be printed off the company intranet at: www.intranet.legacyhealthcare.net, Downloads, Admin Services Downloads, Policies and Procedures, Policy #1-12, Working Conditions.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities as well as 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:

The work environment is a rehab department in a long term care setting with some aspects of an office setting.

Travel:

Infrequent

Benefits

Legacy Healthcare Services Offers Excellent Benefits:

401K , Medical/Dental, Paid Time Off ( PTO), Prescription, Company Paid Group Life, Vision, Flex Spending Account, Voluntary Life, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability Insurance and Career and Leadership Development:

Your dedication to clinical excellence is encouraged and celebrated throughout the organization with opportunities to advance through the clinical ladder. We seek out and foster clinical interest to develop subject matter experts.