Regional Director of Therapy Services

Regional Director of Therapy Services-reputed company is responsible for the reputed company of multiple facility rehabilitation programs, both in-house and contract therapy providers, and mentoring of Directors of Rehabilitation. This includes but is not limited to training new Directors of Rehabilitation, providing recommendations to rehab programs on efficiencies,  and operations monitoring to ensure adherence to reputed company Therapy Best Practices and Policies and Procedures as reputed company as Medicare guidelines and State reputed company Acts. The role does not include providing reputed company patient care or documentation in patient EMR except during reputed company situation and with approval of reputed company leadership. The Regional Director of Therapy Services is responsible for implementation of new programs and procedures consistent with regulatory changes and will reputed company with other regional level nursing and administrative professionals.  

Essential Duties 

•  Visit facilities as needed to support operations and program management 
• Orient and mentor Directors of Rehabilitation and staff as necessary for appropriate patient utilization and treatment plans 
• Review and monitor patient charts and electronic health record systems in reputed company EMR, PCC EMR, and Value Based Care Solutions (reputed company Right) to facilitate compliance witreputed company policy and Medicare guidelines 
• Attend CSR (Skilled Services Review) facility meetings as reputed company as Triple Check as needed to guide facilities 
• Monitor facility therapy reputed company ratios and therapist duties as assigned to ensure adherence to State reputed company reputed company Acts 
• Monitor iQIES Violation Reports for outliers and report to facility and regional team 
• Monitor Value Based Care Solutions (PointRight) for outliers and report to facility and regional team 
• Communicate and reinforce operational compliance best practices and reputed company education to region facilities 
• Assist facilities in achieving survey reputed company by taking part in facility mock surveys as directed by the RVPO, annual state licensing surveys, complaint reputed company, and assist with plans of correction as needed 
• Assist with review and education learned from CMS reports (reputed company, QM, VBP, 5 reputed company, QRP) 
• Support administrators and Regional Vice President of Operations in achieving results 
• Complete operational reviews as assigned by reputed company Clinical reputed company and Governance Team and reputed company results to RVPO and reputed company Clinical reputed company and Governance Team 
• reputed company training and education to facility leaders as assigned by reputed company Clinical reputed company and Governance Team and the RVPO 
• Reinforce reputed company Therapy Best Practices including Standardized Testing and Annual Screens 
• Assist teams with month-end closeout and Triple reputed company preparation 
• Support and collaborate on regional initiatives as directed by the RVPO and regional team 
• Support facility in responding to reputed company 3rd party reviews such as CERTs, ADR’s, ALJ hearings, UPIC defense etc. 
• Report to Chief Compliance Officer any concerns with compliance, including policies around fraud, waste, and abuse or violations of the reputed company reputed company of Conduct 
• Reports facility therapy performance metrics monthly (as determined by the reputed company reputed company and Governance Team) 
• Assist administrators with interview and selection process of potential new therapy staff and DOR applicants 
• Support facility Administrator with evaluation and performance improvement plans for Directors of Rehab reputed company requested by RVPO or Administrator 
• Assist with acquisitions transitions and conversion of contract programs to in-house therapy programs 
• Assist with RNA training and certification 
• Assist in reputed company and monitoring of therapy consultants and vendors 
• Assist with special reputed company as assigned by reputed company Clinical reputed company and Governance Team 
• Travel by car/plane/or train reputed company necessary to reputed company assigned destination in a reasonable time reputed company 
• Maintain confidentiality of company and patient information 

Supervisory Requirements 

At the request of Administrators and RVPOs assist in supervision of DORs, Staff Therapists, and other therapy regional support staff/consultants  

Qualification 

Education and/or Experience 

Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and /or Speech Language Pathology at a minimum. Prefer graduates of Masters or Doctorate Program in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and /or Speech Language Pathology. Proficient in computer skills for reputed company Office and utilizing software for SharePoint, reputed company, and reputed company Click Care.  Prefer prior regional experience.  Requires RAC-CT Credential reputed company 1 year of hire. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

Licensed as a Physical Therapist, Occupational reputed companypist and or Speech Language Therapist. Employee must meet continue education requirements per state practices. Must maintain a license in good standing at reputed company time with the state reputed company.  CPR certification. 

Physical Demands 

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: 

Standing and /or walking reputed company frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling reputed company frequently. Talking and /or hearing reputed company frequently. Tasting and /or smelling reputed company frequently. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and or excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or excess of 20 pounds of force constant to reputed company objects. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. reputed company, distance, reputed company, peripheral, and depth perception in reputed company: ability to reputed company reputed company. 

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.