BASIC PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Responsible for comprehensive departmental management and administration, program development and coordination, and general operations of Rehabilitation.

REPORTS TO

• Vice President—Patient Care Svc

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Minimum Education: Masters required.

Degree: Degree in administration, rehabilitation, or other related field.

License/Certification Required: None

Minimum Work Experience: 5 years progressive leadership experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively relate with all members of the healthcare team.
• Excellent managerial and leadership abilities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops, implements, and evaluates programs and services within framework of long and short-range goals.
• Ensures that the department delivers quality service in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards. Establishes, maintains, interprets, and evaluates policies and procedures.
• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates complete scope of Rehabilitation Center activities within hospital organizational structure.
• Collaborates with program directors, rehabilitation managers, and supervisors to ensure development, promotion, and maintenance of rehabilitation and specialty programs across the continuum of care.
• Accountable for patient safety practices and improvements related to National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), never events, and best practices in pediatrics. Works to improve and/or maintain the quality of services provided.
• Works with Development and Community Benefits staff to direct development, fundraising and community presence functions.
• Coordinates department functions with other hospital departments and maintains good employee relations, interdepartmental relations, and public relations.
• Maintains effective communication with administration, physicians and patient families; sets and achieves high departmental standards for effective communication.
• Develops job design and standards of performance. Evaluates performances and makes recommendations for personnel actions such as merit increases, promotions, and corrective action.
• Effectively communicates departmental, organizational, and industrial information to staff.
• Manages human resources (HR) to ensure quality services and promote positive employee relations. Maintains strong staff engagement and low turnover.
• Reviews department performance, affects changes, as needed, to improve services provided and ensure compliance with both hospital guidelines and regulatory requirements. Keeps administration informed of activities, needs, and problems.
• Develops and recommends department operating budget and ensures that the department operates within allocated funds. Applies cost-effective measures to select and purchase equipment and supplies via capital budget process.
• Monitors, reviews, justify and implements strategies to improve financial performance including expenses, revenues, and productivity.
• Willingly accepts any other assignment that may be requested.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Light lifting, pushing and pulling is required for 1-20 lbs occasionally and frequent moving of objects of less than 10 lbs is required. Frequent sitting with some walking, standing, squatting, bending, and reaching is required. Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required.

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