Supervisor of Rehab Services

Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

One of the state's largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children's campuses, and more than 250 sites of care.

Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.

The Rehabilitation Supervisor provides efficient functioning of day-to-day operations of rehabilitation services and programs at Christ Hospital.

Provides leadership to support operational, fiscal and human resources related activities.

Major Responsibilities :

Oversees the day to day operations in the department. Works as a team with other supervisors to achieve operational efficiencies and optimum patient satisfaction.

Conducts studies and provides input related to department performance improvement and productivity standards.

Facilitates implementation of care management strategies.

Manages patient caseload in assigned areas and organizes staff schedules and coverage needs to meet volume and productivity standards, including temporary agency coverage.

Provides patient care activities according to standards and functions of their individual professional practice.

Develops and maintains site-based department policies and procedures. Oversees completion of all required documentation per department policy.

Identifies, plans and organizes information systems and process improvements in the department. Ensures that staff are oriented, trained, and current with clinical and other competencies.

Orients new staff to clinical and department policies and procedures; assigns mentors to new staff on rotation. Ensures staff competencies are met for equipment and skills.

Collaborates effectively with system leadership, physicians and / or committees / work teams in developing, promoting, and enhancing new programs and services, strategies, site projects, standardized competencies, policies and procedures, and other market or site issues.

Works in conjunction with site based and market teams to meet all local, state, and federal compliance standards, guidelines, and practices, including DNV and The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

Provides input into operating, staff and capital budgeting process and is accountable for operating within the budget. Ensures that all productivity, labor efficiency, and contribution margins are met.

Manages building equipment and issues as required.

Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale.

Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.

Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his / her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and / or Certification Required :

Physical Therapist license issued by the state in which you work, or

Occupational Therapist license issued by the state in which you work, or

Speech-Language Pathology license issued by the state in which you work

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required

Education Required :

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy, or

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy, or

Bachelor's Degree in Speech Pathology

Experience Required :

Typically requires 3 years of experience in rehabilitation, with experience as a lead or senior level staff.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required :

Excellent diplomacy, organizational and problem solving skills.

Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.

Basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) or similar products.

Certification Addendum

Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).