Rehab Clinical Specialist

Inova Fairfax Inpatient Rehab  is looking to add a Rehabilitative Clinical Specialist to our team. In this position you will communicate effectively with the treatment team, hospital personnel, community members, and other professionals. Initiate and perform public relations and community education activities while completing all administrative and other responsibilities in support of the operating unit. Ideal candidate will have advanced communication skills, innovative neuro treatments and clinical reasoning.
 

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. 

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Rehab Clinical Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Initiates/performs educational activities within the hospital with the appropriate subject matter expertise and level of presentation relative to the audience.
• Maintains an open communication channel with the Rehabilitation Management team and staff.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility and knowledge about supplies, equipment billing and staff resources; Demonstrates fiscal responsibility and knowledge pertaining to supplies, equipment, billing, staff resources and other items used in the department.
• Assumes a leadership role in department committees, processes and special projects.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively facilitate positive outcomes with conflict resolution.
• Selects/implements evaluation and treatment methods appropriate to patients' diagnosis, age group and physical/emotional status. 

Minimum Requirements:

Certification - Basic Life Support- must be from the American Heart Association

Documented advanced study/training in NDT (for PT and OT) and Dysphagia (SLP)Licensure

Eligible for Virginia licensure in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech Therapy

Experience - Five years of neurorehabilitation experience

Education - Bachelors Degree in Physical or Occupational Therapy or Master's Degree for Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program.

Preferred Experience:

Licensed Physical Therapist

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.