Director of Rehabilitation Service- Inpatient Rehabilitation

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ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

 

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years.  With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a “Best Children’s Hospitals” recognition by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children’s Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

 

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Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Inpatient Rehabilitation is seeking Director of Rehabilitation Service. The Director of Rehabilitation The Director of Rehabilitation Services provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across designated rehabilitation programs, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered, and cost-effective care. Serving as a core leader for the assigned business unit, the Director oversees operations, staffing, quality outcomes, financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and program development. The Director collaborates closely with Administration, Operations Managers and/or Supervisors to align daily operations with organizational goals and to maintain a culture of safety, excellence, engagement, and continuous improvement.

 

 

 

 

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Responsibilities:

What you will do

• Strategic & Operational Leadership: Develops and executes business and operational plans that align with systemwide goals and strategic priorities. Anticipates future needs of rehabilitation services and integrates long-range planning into everyday leadership. Oversees daily operations for assigned rehabilitation programs, ensuring appropriate staffing, resource utilization, policy adherence, and workflow efficiency. Establishes clear expectations, performance metrics, and workflows to enhance efficiency and patient access. Collaborates with Administration, Operations Managers and/or Supervisors to maintain consistent standards of practice and performance across assigned rehabilitation programs.
• Clinical Quality, Safety & Compliance: Ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based rehabilitation evaluation and treatment in accordance with professional standards and regulatory requirements. Ensures compliance with accrediting bodies and organizational regulatory standards. Partners with clinical leaders to monitor patient outcomes, implement performance improvement initiatives, and address quality or safety gaps. Champions a culture that prioritizes safe, high-quality, patient centered care.
• Financial & Business Management Oversees budgeting, revenue cycle alignment, capital planning, and cost-containment strategies to support sustainable growth. Analyzes financial and operational data to identify opportunities for efficiency, improved throughput, and optimized access to services.
• Team Leadership & Culture: Directly supports Operations Managers and/or Supervisors. Develops a culture of accountability, psychological safety, and professional development. Supports growth of Operations Manager and/or Supervisors and clinical staff; promotes learning and mentorship. Supports team engagement, communication flow, coaching, and succession planning. Guides team through change with transparency, clarity, adaptability and empathy. Communicates effectively across all levels of leadership, fostering alignment and shared accountability.
• Program Development & System Integration: Identifies opportunities to expand access, introduce new programs or technologies, and improve the patient journey across the continuum of care. Collaborates with interdisciplinary leaders to ensure integration of services within broader hospital and outpatient operations. Builds strong relationships with nursing, medicine, care coordination, quality, administrative, and corporate rehab teams. Works closely with marketing to develop robust multifaceted plans to promote supported rehab programs within communities served. Ensures goals and vision of rehab services align with organizational strategies.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Participates in corporate and divisional meetings, as well as community activities to promote Orlando Health across the enterprise.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a rehabilitation field.
• Five (5) years of related experience to include three (3) years of supervisory or management experience within a rehabilitation setting.
• Current license in the State of Florida as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Audiologist or Speech Language Pathologist. If Speech Language Pathologist, must also have current Certificate of Clinical Competence.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.