The Role
Directs rehabilitation services in a skilled nursing facility by supervising therapy staff, scheduling department coverage, providing direct care, ensuring resident needs and quality standards are met, reviewing documentation, managing denials and billing, implementing treatment programs, monitoring outcomes, supporting staff training, and building referral relationships. Requires an active California physical or occupational therapy license and at least two years of clinical therapist experience.
Summary Generated by Built In
Walnut Creek Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a Generations Healthcare facility, is in search of Director of Rehabilitation to join our team. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility has an outstanding reputation in the healthcare industry with a high rating for quality patient care. We are committed to providing kind, competent and compassionate services to those entrusted to our care and an enjoyable work environment for our staff. If you are passionate about therapy and helping residents meet their full potential, then this is the right place for you.
Our Company
Generations Healthcare is proud to be at the forefront of patient care and treatment. Through skilled nursing and behavioral health programs, our facility teams specialize in getting patients back on their feet and back into their homes. In cases where home is not the final goal, our memory care and assisted living services ease our residents’ conditions and improve their quality of life. We offer comprehensive programs of therapy services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as intensive stroke and orthopedic rehabilitation, and have achieved impressive outcomes as a result of our state-of-the-art programs and equipment. Our highly trained and reputable staff enjoy their work, and it shows.
At Generations Healthcare, we believe that caring for the sick, the elderly, and the infirm is a special and sacred stewardship—and we need people who believe the same. We count ourselves blessed that our facilities are filled with people committed to providing kind, competent and compassionate care.
Responsibilities and Duties
· Directly supervises and guides all therapy personnel, in an assigned facility which would include licensed, registered, certified therapists, assistants, aides and students.
· Daily scheduling for the department staff to meet the needs of the facility.
· Provides direct care and works with supervisor to determine appropriate caseload in tandem with management responsibilities.
· Assures that the rehabilitation needs of the residents are met.
· Periodic review of the therapy services offered and updated to meet the changing environment.
· Adherence to all regulatory standards as they pertain to the delivery of rehabilitation services.
· Ensures that all clinical documentation is complete, timely, and accurately reflects the services provided.
· Conducts periodic department documentation review.
· Coordinates denials management activities of the department to ensure that claims are timely and/or appeals timely and in accordance with company procedure.
· Meets and or exceeds the productivity standards as established with supervisor.
· Ensures that the services delivered are of the highest quality and meets all standards of practice.
· Implements new treatment programs.
· Monitors treatment programs for outcomes and adjusts plans of care in accordance.
· Assures that the department follows the established policies and procedures of the facility and the company.
· Approves timecards and time worked by the department personnel.
ASSOCIATED RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides evaluation input on department employees as well as instrumental in relationship building with the local hospitals and referral sites.
- Attends and participates in facility and company meetings as agreed to with facility and approved by the supervisor.
- Consistently in-services all staff regarding safe work practices with emphasis on good body mechanics, safety, and judgment to minimize work related injuries.
- Organizes rehabilitation orientation for new department personnel, ensures all paper work is completed timely and distributed to the appropriate human resources personnel.
- Completes billing documentation timely and accurately reflecting services provided in accordance with company standards.
- Provides recommendations to supervisor on opportunities to improve company and services provided.
- Identifies own areas of need for development, training, and continuing education in conjunction with supervisor.
- Identifies potential leaders in the company as matched with specific job requirements.
- Identifies new sources of business and contacts.
- Promotes a positive attitude to staff, within staff, and to community regarding the company, its mission statement, philosophies, and goals.
Benefits:
We offer competitive salary, rewarding healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities.
Qualifications and Skills
· Must have active CA Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist license (no PTA or COTA's for this position).
· Is able to practice unencumbered.
· Is in good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards.
· Possesses a minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience as a therapist.
· Working knowledge of Medicare and other payor sources.
· Full knowledge of resident's rights.
· Exudes professionalism in presentation.
· Able to work on multitasks at the same time.
· Must be able to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in the English language.
Salary: $130,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Travel reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
- Nursing home
- Rehabilitation center
Medical specialties:
- Geriatrics
- Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- SNF: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy License (Required)
Skills Required
- Active California Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist license; PTA and COTA licenses are not accepted
- Able to practice unencumbered
- In good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards
- Minimum of two years of clinical experience as a therapist
- Minimum of one year of skilled nursing facility experience
- Working knowledge of Medicare and other payor sources
- Full knowledge of residents' rights
- Professional presentation and conduct
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English
- Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy license certification
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The Company
What We Do
Generations Healthcare provides compassionate skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and related services across California. The organization operates more than 30 facilities with over 3,500 beds, serving older adults and other patients through a network of care homes and specialized programs. Its mission centers on delivering kind, competent, and compassionate care while supporting residents’ recovery, dignity, families, and quality of life.
