Care Team
Our medical professionals work as a team with our patients and their family members to create individualized treatment plans so our patients can progress at their own ability levels. Our rehabilitation team includes specially trained physicians; nurses; case managers; and occupational, speech and physical therapists – among other medical professionals.
Your care team at the inpatient rehabilitation facility is led by our full-time medical director who is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
- Medical director/physiatrist - The physiatrist is a physician who specializes in rehabilitation and physical medicine.
- Nurses - Rehabilitation nurses provide hands-on patient care, administer medications and educate patients regarding bowel and bladder training, skin management and medication management. The nursing staff, which included registered nurses and certified nursing assistants, help patients carry over new skills learned in therapies, including the use of adaptive equipment and safe transfer techniques.
- Case management team - Case managers serve as the patient care coordinator and collaborates with the rehabilitation team, payors and vendors to assist patients and their family members with discharge planning needs, including medical equipment and any necessary follow-up care.
- Respiratory therapists - Respiratory therapists provide treatments as indicated by the physician, and monitors patients’ respiratory status, while maintaining or improving function of the airway, lungs and respiratory system.
- Clinical liaison - The clinical liaison coordinates internal and external referrals and collaborates with the medical director to determine the patient’s appropriateness for the acute inpatient rehabilitation program.