Description

Location: Main Campus
Department: ACUTE REHAB
Schedule: Full Time, 8 HR Day Shift, 8

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assumes responsibility, accountability, and provides leadership for daily operations, coordination of work, quality and service, and team member supervision in assigned area. Facilitates the work assignments through the scheduling and assignment of staff. Coordinates quality improvement activities. Resolves customer service issues and maintains high customer service satisfaction. Manages and monitors resource utilization. May share responsibility with other team leaders in assigned areas Contributes to the success of the department through effective work coordination, management of resources and participation in goal accomplishments. Demonstrates accountability for contribution to program development, quality improvement, and problem solving and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. Maintains atmosphere, which ensures; South Georgia Medical Center’s mission, vision, values, code of conduct, goals, policies and standards are consistently supported and enforced. The incumbent shall be responsible for providing full range of physical therapy or occupational therapy or speech therapy services including assessment, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position’s qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards 50% of the total work time. Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Graduate of a four year bachelors degree program (or foreign equivalent).
• Applicable and current license in state of Georgia.
• Minimum two years of experience in working with adult and geriatric population is necessary.
• Demonstrates ability to interact with patients/families with consideration of their age, religion, cultural background, developmental level and emotional status.
• Requires knowledge skills and abilities in the area of operations and systems management, human resource management, Quality and customer Service management and clinical or technical knowledge of work performed in assigned areas.
• Must be able to develop and give presentations to staff and leadership as well as educational presentations to employees.
• Previously demonstrated successful supervisory experience preferred.
• Requires flexibility in work schedule for accountability expectations for operations and team management in a customer focused service.
• Position requires physical ability to perform management duties as well as patient care.
• Ability to read and interpret policies, standards and think critically is required.
• Ability to work independently and in team is required.
• Effective project management is required.
• Current CPR Certification is required.
QI Certification for employees floating to IRF is recommended with on-site training.

WORKING CONDITIONS- ADA INFORMATION: Works primarily in hospital or clinical settings. Requires considerable standing, walking, bending, stooping, lifting, in excess of fifty (50) pounds (pushing carts, wheelchairs, and beds). Comfortable setting indoors, schedule may include working weekends and holidays. May be subjected to high levels of stress. Likely to be exposed to blood and body fluids, including infectious diseases, on a daily basis. Uses medical equipment, computer, telecommunication devices. Requires considerable mental effort and logical thought processing