Manager, Rehabilitation Therapy

Facility Name: Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital

Schedule: Full time, Days

Your experience matters

Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Rehabilitation Therapy Manager joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Rehabilitation Therapy Manager who excels in this role:

• Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefit of care.
• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors and staff. Assesses the risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions. Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards.
• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in directing, delegating, and evaluation management Practice. Applies management knowledge principles in order to comply with regulatory Agencies, Federal, State and hospital standards.
• Coordinates and integrates inter-departmental and intra-departmental services.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
• Continuously assesses and improves the quality of (care and/or services) provided.
• Demonstrates communication ability and creates mechanisms to facilitate effective communication within the department and the organization.
• Demonstrates delegation and leadership ability by providing problem solving, decision making.
• Review therapist’s professional objectives.
• Provide new staff orientation to job responsibilities. Assist in determining end to probationary period.
• Facilitates the maximum utilization of personnel according to Corporate guideline.
• Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals.
• Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care.
• Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver or significant other and provides education to meet those needs.
• Plans for discharge.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

What we’re looking for

• Bachelors or Masters in a Healthcare Management or related field.
• Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist or Speech Pathologist in the state
• Current Basic Life Support / CPR card.
• At least two years of experience as a treating therapist.
• Inpatient rehab experience preferred.
• Leadership experience preferred.

EEOC Statement

Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.