Health System Director, Rehabilitation Services

The Health System Director of Rehabilitation Services reports to the Vice President, Academic Medical Center Galveston (VP) and is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for designated operational and management activities in the following areas within the assigned departments: practice, operations, budget planning and management, project management, facility interfaces, as well as internal and external communications. The Director assists in the patient care delivery system development and operations across clinical enterprise, collaborating effectively with staff, physicians and other members of the health care team. The position provides cohesive management, supervision, and leadership in the assigned areas of services, including services offered in our clinics, by closely communicating with staff, Medical Directors and VPs, CNE, ACNOs; implementing the visions and directions provided by them, and advising them of plans and initiatives based on clinical experience and knowledge in services and day-to-day observation in the areas.

Scope: UTMB Hospitals and Clinics at all clinical sites throughout the UTMB Health System. The Director impacts the institution in all services areas providing rehabilitation services in a matrix environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Business knowledge:

• Key knowledge of modern health care administration, principles and practices within a managed care environment and/or an academic medical center

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision and administration as applied to the management and direction of personnel within areas of accountability

• Effective managerial and administrative abilities as applied to the complex environment of an academic health center

Leadership abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to function in a participatory management environment which involves clinical department chairmen, division chiefs, administrators, and various levels of management.
• Strategic thinking, planning and problem-solving
• Results orientation
• Self-starter with a willingness to try new ideas
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to implement change in a positive, sensitive and forward-thinking manner
• Good judgment and ability to act decisively at the right time
• Developing goals and objectives, and establishing priorities

Human Relations abilities:

• Effective persuasion and negotiation skills
• Ability to build collaborative alliances and teams
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective ability to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction
• Ability to create win/win solutions and relationships
• Ability to effectively deal with conflict management and the skill to anticipate and bring issues to resolution
• Flexibility and receptiveness to new and different opinions/ideas

Analytic Skills:

• Ability to develop and analyze options, recommend solutions to solve complex problems and issues
• Organization, planning, scheduling and project management skills
• Ability to identify and resolve problems with a minimum of direction

Communication Skills:

• Design and implementation of communication program to management team
• Effective verbal, written communication and group presentation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism and competence in dealing with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, administration and financial staff

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and five (5) years of management experience (at the manager or above level).
• Licensed Occupational Therapist or Licensed Physical Therapist.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DPT or DOT and a minimum of seven (7) years of management experience (manager or above) within a large medical facility.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.