Recreational Therapy Director jobs in Milwaukee, WI

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Job Title: Director of Rehabilitation

Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant preferred

Job Summary: We work with skilled nursing facilities, post-acute rehabilitation centers and independent care communities to enhance therapy services for their residents. The Director of Rehabilitation will help fulfill our mission to provide high-quality, on-site care to residents, allowing them to maintain their active lifestyles. 

 Are you passionate about patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for our team! 

 Do you want to be part of a supportive team and grow your therapist career? We pride ourselves on hiring great people, taking excellent care of our patients and our employees, providing career growth and top-notch benefits.

Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation
• PTO – we value your hard work and your time off (Part-Time eligibility!)
• Healthcare coverage with $0 medical copays and $0 generic prescription drugs
• HSA option with lower deductible for 2022
• 401K with matching program – we invest in your future! (PRN eligibility!)
• Life insurance – Voluntary Life and AD&D up to $200,000
• Short-term and long-term disability lifetime benefit term life with long-term care
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Pet insurance – we know they’re part of the family too!
• Legal Shield and ID Shield – giving you the option to be protected
• Free courses to earn CEUs

Benefits are based on full-time status!

Responsibilities of the Director of Rehabilitation:

You will help provide the best possible therapy services to patients consistent with established standards of practice and company and department procedures, including:

• Responsible for oversight and management of all aspects of the therapy program in assigned facility/ facilities.  
• Responsible for knowledge of, and adherence to all regulatory requirements, company policies, procedures, processes and guidelines, job description, certification requirements, HIPAA, confidentiality standards and resident rights.
• Responsible for establishing facility-specific procedures in collaboration with the facility interdisciplinary team, and for training all therapy staff on established procedures. 
• Ensure all therapists provide therapy services in accordance with regulatory requirements, established standards of practice, Company policies and procedures, therapy department procedures and productivity standards.
• Ensure all therapists adhere to regulatory requirements and Company procedures regarding documentation and billing of therapy services. 
• Communicate and interact professionally and respectfully with patients and family members in attending to and meeting their requests.
• Perform all other duties as assigned and as required to effectively discharge the responsibilities of the position and are in the best interests of the organization.

Requirements: 

• Degree in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program.
• Current licensure in practicing state(s)

• Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification – we’ll help with this – we offer CEU360 trainings for free to our employees!