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Southland Health & Rehab

– a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you’ll get to practice your passion  in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes to a positive work team by sharing information, using problem-solving methods and accepting new ideas, criticism or advice from others.
• Provides ongoing collaboration with the skilled nursing facility interdisciplinary clinical team to facilitate effective and efficient clinical case management.
• Assists with the Insurance denial process in conjunction with the Business Services Specialist.
• Manages appropriate productivity ratios in each discipline which includes direct patient care minutes and optional services minutes. 
• Supports activities as introduced by skilled nursing facility and Rehabilitation Services.
• Demonstrates superior customer service through courtesy, consistent follow-up and positive communication.
• Utilizes continuing education assistance to achieve targeted quality improvements.
• Provides adequate supervision of the Physical Therapist Assistants as defined in the Georgia Physical Therapy board rules.
• Maintains state of the art body of knowledge in areas of clinical expertise through seminars, professional journals, and peers.
• Effectively demonstrates safe working practices. 
• Reports for scheduled work periods on time.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities that may become necessary or as directed by the immediate supervisor.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Able to provide clinical and organization duties in accordance with Rehabilitation Services’ guidelines, Rehabilitation Director Reference guide and Skilled Nursing Facility and/or Home Health reference guide as indicated.
• Able to demonstrate Rehabilitation Services’ inter-disciplinary approach to patient care to facilitate effective and efficient clinical case management utilizing evidenced based clinical practice.
• Able to complete clear and accurate documentation in accordance with Rehabilitation Services regulatory, licensing, payor and accrediting requirements.
• Assists in recruiting, hiring, training and supervision of a team that shall reflect Rehabilitation Services’ commitment to outstanding patient care, including but not limited to performance reviews, corrective action, etc.
• Able to aid in building / maintaining Rehabilitation Services’ reputation by contributing as a professional member of staff while upholding the core values: Integrity, Novelty, Trust, Excellence, Goal Driven, Respect and Attitude. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At minimum, possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physical Therapy.
• Possess a current, unencumbered, license to practice as a Physical Therapist in the state of Georgia.
• Prefer two (2) years experience in a skilled nursing facility rehabilitation environment, or equivalent.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Yes

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format.  The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS

This job requires proficiency with the following computer applications:

Microsoft Outlook                  Microsoft Excel                      Microsoft Word

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Please see minimum qualifications

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to suc