PTA / Director of Rehab - Avamere Pacific Ridge

Avamere at Pacific Ridge - 3625 East B Street, Tacoma, WA 98404

POSITION: DOR / Treating PTA

Status: FT

Salary range: $72,800 - $99,840

Apply at: TEAMAVAMERE.COM

The Director of Rehab ensures the efficient and effective operation of the rehabilitation department.

This position is a treating DOR position at approximately 60 to 70%.

Management duties include but are not limited to supervising at least 2 FTE staff, monitoring admissions and treatment schedules, tracking MDS assessment periods and data, facilitating collaboration among clinicians and providing case management.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:


* Checks regularly with nursing and admissions departments to determine status of newly admitted and to-be-admitted patients with respect to medical condition and history.

Reviews new patient medical records for physician admission rehabilitation orders.

Directs therapist to screen patients, determine rehabilitation needs, and contact physician for orders within 24 hours of admission if patients do not have physician-admission rehabilitation orders.


* Schedules evaluations on admit day (MDS day 1) for patients with physician orders and schedules remaining evaluations as soon as orders are obtained.

Must be aware of staff schedules and weekend coverage to ensure evaluations are completed and treatment minutes are accrued during the MDS assessment period.


* Coordinates rehabilitation team members enabling RUGS III level predictions based upon evaluation results and projected treatment time; determines RUGS III associated time/day requirements; establishes treatment schedules to achieve associated time/day requirements.


* Monitors new and existing patient schedules for daily/weekly time variance.

Implements variance control strategies so that time and day requirements are met and maintained within rehabilitation allocation.

This includes modifications to staffing.


* Tracks MDS Assessment Period data.


* Monitors treatment schedules and venues (individual, supervised, group treatments) for effectiveness and efficiency.

Manages and guides treatment plans to include venues to optimize treatment goals in an economical manner.


* Provides therapy services to residents and initiates referrals when appropriate and in accordance with Rehabilitation Department procedures.

Provides treatment in accordance with established standards of practice, department procedures and productivity standards.

Adheres to Therapy Department procedures regarding documentation of Therapy services (see specific discpline job description)


* Guides and manages the use of rehabilitation aides according to state practice acts.


* Coordinates schedule to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency of self and staff.

Develops economical indirect time management strategies such that requirements for patient care planning and other facility-based meetings are efficiently covered.

Attends in-service meetings and facility meetings as requ...