Director of Rehab Therapy Services

Hospital Name: CoxHealth Rehabilitation Hospital
Partnership with Select Medical
Position: Director of Rehab Therapy Services
Location: Ozark, Missouri
Schedule: Full-time

A partnership between CoxHealth and Select Medical, our 63-bed medical rehabilitation hospital serves patients in Southwest Missouri. Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

The Director of Rehabilitation (DOR) is a member of the Rehabilitation Leadership Council, and participates in the establishment of policies and procedures for all IP therapy services.  Designs and implements a framework to integrate and coordinate patient care services, and program development with all IP therapy departments within the assigned facility, consistent with quality service and maximization of profit.  Provides direction, expertise and mentoring to facilitate the growth and development of IP rehabilitation therapy services.  Directs daily operations of inpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services. 

Specific Duties

• Ensures the design of patient care services provided within the therapy departments is appropriate to the scope and level of care for the patients served.
• Recruits, selects, directs and supports the activities of the Clinical Managers in the therapy departments within the assigned facility.
• Develops programs to promote the recruitment, retention, and continuing education of all staff members in conjunction with the Clinical Managers, Directors of Rehab Therapy Services across the Division, HR and the Director of Education.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Current state licensure as a Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapist required. (For Speech discipline: Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association required.)
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a therapist in an acute rehab setting, including a minimum of five years supervisory experience required.
• Certified BLS required within 90 days of hire or promotion.

Preferred Experience

• Master’s Degree or higher preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans