Rehab Services Lead

The Rehabilitation Services Quality Team Lead is currently licensed to practice physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology in the State of Ohio. The staff member will work across the assigned Rehabilitation Services departments within Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center, overseeing the designated quality program components in Rehabilitation Services in support of quality program goals. The Rehab Services quality program encompasses physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. The Quality Team Lead is responsible for promoting a culture of continuous improvement, enhancing the quality of rehabilitation services, and assuring the integrity, compliance, and quality of rehabilitation services at Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center.

The Rehab Services Quality Team Lead will report directly to the Rehabilitation Services Associate Director of Quality and Outcomes or the Rehabilitation Services Quality Assurance Manager with guidance from the Rehab Services Senior Director, Directors, and Associate Directors. The Quality Team Lead is responsible for ensuring consistency in quality and compliance of improvement processes and/or clinical documentation across assigned Rehabilitation Services units within Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center; promoting process improvement principles; and leading quality/process improvement initiatives within the assigned areas of Rehabilitation Services. The individual will coordinate communication within and between business units; will ensure appropriate education and counseling regarding improvement initiatives, quality and compliance; will recommend improvement plans that move initiatives toward target goals and metrics; and will develop processes and programs leading to best practices within the profession(s).

Required Qualifications
Required: The QA Lead will be a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Therapist, who is licensed to practice in the state of Ohio. 2 years of relevant experience required.

Preferred: Experience in supervisory role or in program management. Background in compliance or quality assurance. programs. Experience with interdepartmental and/or interdisciplinary communication and coordination.