Rehabilitation Director - 991455
Job no: 506289
Position type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Division/Equivalent: NSU HEALTH
School/Unit: Non-Collegiate Clinic
Department/Office: Neuroscience Clinic
Categories: Healthcare - Clinic Administration, Medical Professionals & Technicians
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| Job Title: | Rehabilitation Director - 991455 |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
| Work Type: | Full Time with Full Benefits |
| Job Category: | Exempt |
| Hiring Range: | |
| Pay Basis: |
Annually |
| Subject to Grant Funding?: | Yes |
| Essential Job Functions: | 1. Designs and implements rehabilitation programs for ALS and neurodegenerative patients. 2. Leads or participates in research and quality improvement projects related to neuroscience rehabilitation. 3. Leads physical therapy efforts within the weekly multidisciplinary ALS clinic. 4. Manages a monthly wheelchair evaluation clinic, conducting assessments and providing recommendations for wheelchair modifications. 5. Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal wheelchair selection and patient comfort. 6. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated patient care. 7. Evaluates existing rehabilitation programs and identifies opportunities for improvement or expansion. 8. Analyzes patient outcome data to identify areas for improving service delivery. 9. Ensures that rehabilitation services comply with regulatory standards and institutional policies. 10. Collaborates with physicians to create individualized patient treatment plans. 11. Coordinates training initiatives to enhance the clinical skills and knowledge of rehabilitation staff. 12. Provides clinical guidance to rehabilitation staff, including physical and occupational therapists 13. Contributes to scholarly publications and grant applications. 14. Performs other duties as assigned. 15. Completes special projects as assigned. |
| Marginal Job Functions: | 1. Serves as a mentor and resource to staff pursuing professional development in neuroscience rehabilitation. 2. Assists in community outreach and education programs related to neuroscience rehabilitation. 3. Participates in institutional meetings and contribute to operational improvements as needed. |
| Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: | Knowledge: 1. Expert knowledge in neuroscience rehabilitation with a focus on neurodegenerative conditions such as ALS. 2. Medicine – General knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human diseases or disorders. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventative health-care measures. 3. Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources. 4. Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. 5. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language. 6. Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. 7. Advanced knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare practices. Skills: 1. Strong clinical decision-making and program development skills. 2. Research - Expert skills in conducting research in area of expertise. 3. Active Listening – Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 4. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively. 5. Critical Thinking – Advanced skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 6. Judgment and Decision Making - Expert skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one. 7. Time Management - Advanced skills in managing one's own time and the time of others. 8. Writing - Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. 9. Active Learning - Proficient skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. 10. Monitoring - Proficient skills in monitoring / assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Abilities: 1. Ability to lead clinical initiatives and guide staff in implementing best practices in rehabilitation care. 2. Ability to work with minimal supervision and within the scope of clinical research protocols. 3. Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. 4. Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. 5. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 6. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). 7. Problem Solving - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. 8. Detail Oriented - The ability to pay attention to details, understand underlying cause/effect relationships, and account for those details and relationships. Physical Requirements and Working Environment: 1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person. 2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you. 3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). 4. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis. 5. May be required to work nights or weekends. 6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties. 7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards. |
| Job Requirements: | |
| Required Certifications/Licensures: | Licensed as a rehabilitation professional in the relevant discipline. |
| Required Education: | Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy (DPT) |
| Major (if required): | |
| Required Experience: | Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience in neuroscience rehabilitation, with responsibilities in program development and patient care. |
| Preferred Qualifications: | 1. Board certification in neuroscience rehabilitation (NCS). 2. Experience in academic medical centers or research, with contributions to scholarly publications. |
| Is this a safety sensitive position? | No |
| Background Screening Required? | Yes |
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| Sensitivity Disclaimer: | Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. |
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