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Department:
10007365 Neuroscience Administration
Work Shift:
Tupelo Main, Longtown O/P, and Community Hospitals.
Job Description:
The System Director of Acute and Outpatient Therapy at North Mississippi Health Services oversees a complex range of rehabilitation services across multiple departments and locations. They are responsible for supervising a large team of employees, managing patient care, financial reporting, personnel issues, and compliance, while also contributing to planning and performance improvement initiatives. As a system level director, this role oversees the entire organization for their specific function or specialty, contributing to strategic decision-making and operational excellence across the entire system. JOB FUNCTIONS
Supervisory:
• Oversite 142 FTEs.
• 7 direct reports.
• Coordinates and provides orientation for direct reports.
• Provides disciplinary action when appropriate.
• Provides leadership and direction to NMMC-Tupelo’s acute care rehabilitation and wound care services; outpatient rehabilitation; outpatient wound care; outpatient preventive foot care; and athletic trainers in sports medicine program.
• Provides leadership and direction to NMHS community hospitals’ acute rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, and skilled nursing rehabilitation.
• Provides oversite to management agreements for wound care services at NMMC Tupelo and rehab services at Eupora, Iuka, Hamilton, and West Point.
Financial Reporting:
• Monitors and knowledgeable of financial reports.
• Provides financial analysis as needed.
• Prepares financial reports including analysis, ROIs, and business plans. Personnel.
• Interviews employee candidates.
• Assessment of clinical staff competency.
• Problem-solving related to personnel issues.
Clinical:
• Serves on clinical performance improvement committees.
• Proposes and advocates for clinical growth programs.
• Provides clinical direction as needed for rehab services, sports medicine (athletic trainers), wound care, and preventive foot care.
Coordination:
• Management/coordination of patient care.
• Preparation of annual budgets in acute care rehab and wound care; outpatient wound care, preventive foot care; outpatient rehab services; and sports medicine.
• Preparation of annual budgets rehabilitation services at the NMHS community hospitals.
• Functions within the approved budget.
• Work with other managers, clinical therapy coordinators, and human resources department to develop and implement recruitment plans and strategies.
Planning:
• Plans and coordinates rehab, wound care, preventive foot care, and sports medicine services programs which will assure the satisfactory attainment of the goals and mission of NMMC-Tupelo.
• Plans and coordinates rehabilitation services at NMHS community hospitals.
Evaluation:
• Evaluation and education on clinical documentation requirements.
• Compliance with policies and procedures.
Standing Committee Assignments:
• System Rehab Managers.
• System Clinical Ladder.
• Post-Acute & Rehab Service Line Admin. Team
• Home Care Advisory Council.
• Other committee appointed by vice president, post-acute & rehab service line.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
• The incumbent facilitates open communication and welcomes others’ input.
• Educates and involves all people in their choices and responsibilities.
• Uses AIDET in every interaction.
• Provides timely and accurate information.
• Promotes teamwork.
• Engages in Performance Improvement
• Coach direct reports on behavioral standards
• Show kindness/compassion in words and positive actions
• Anticipate and provide solutions for future/potential needs
• Adopt and maintain professional…