Full-time Days (no weekends)

Blake Medical Center is a 383-bed acute care facility that has been named a nine-time "100 Top Hospital" and a "100 Top Cardiovascular Hospital" by Thompson Reuters.  It includes the area's only Trauma Center, 24-hour emergency care, open-heart surgery, cancer care, joint replacement and inpatient rehabilitation.

Summary

The Director of Rehab Demonstrates twenty four hour responsibility and accountability for practice, quality of care and services within assigned department.

Ensures provision of quality services by maintaining appropriate resources, staffing levels, competency of staff, maintenance and performance of equipment, instrumentation calibration, physical space, and training and education of staff.

Ensures patient assessment and therapy is appropriate, accurate and patient specific. Ensures documentation of care is timely, accurate, and complete.

Continually applies the principles of continuous quality improvement through monitoring, measuring, assessing, and reporting quality indicators/trends to improve patient outcomes or prevent patient injury.

Demonstrates responsibility and accountability to ensure that the department is compliance with all legal, regulatory and accrediting agencies, i.e., JCAHO requirements. Ensures department documents IP/OP changes and reports billing in accordance with HCA Guidelines.

Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and reports trends in occurrences to staff quarterly. This information is used to improve patient safety. Addresses patient safety in the Performance Improvement Plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech Therapy.
• Nursing Diploma or ASN required;  BSN preferred                                           
• Current Florida State Registered Nurse or ARNP license                                               
• 3 - 5 years previous therapy experience; 1 - 2 years supervisory experience
• Current FL Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech Therapy license required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Organizational, Verbal/Follow verbal instructions, Interpersonal, Customer Relations, Mathematical, Analytical, Grammar/Spelling, Read/Comprehend/Follow written instructions, Management and Planning skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.

Compensation commensurate with experience with salary range between $89K-$133K