Director of Rehab - Licensed Physical Therapist

Prava Therapy•Apex, NC

16h

About The Position

Prava Therapy is seeking a Physical Therapist to lead its rehabilitation program in a senior living community. This is a clinical leadership position that combines active patient care with day-to-day program operations, team development, and partnership with community leadership. The Director of Rehabilitation will help shape a therapy program integrated into residents’ daily lives, with care focused on meaningful functional goals, resident dignity, independence, and participation. The role involves building trusted relationships with residents, families, clinicians, caregivers, and interdisciplinary community staff. The Director will set clinical and operational standards, mentor and support the therapy team, monitor program quality and performance, and identify opportunities to strengthen and grow the program. Prava provides operational infrastructure supporting documentation, AI-enabled workflows, credentialing, billing and revenue cycle, and program visibility so clinicians can focus on leadership, relationships, and resident care.

Requirements

Must be a Physical Therapist.
Ready to take on meaningful leadership while continuing to provide clinical care.
Able to build relationships and earn trust with residents, families, and community leadership.
Enjoys mentoring and developing clinicians.
Comfortable setting expectations and holding team members accountable.
Interested in building and growing a therapy program.
Believes in functional, resident-centered therapy that supports dignity, autonomy, and participation.

Responsibilities

Lead the clinical and day-to-day operations of the rehabilitation program.
Maintain an active clinical presence while leading, mentoring, and supporting the therapy team.
Build a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and resident-centered service.
Develop relationships with community leadership, nursing, wellness, life enrichment, caregivers, residents, and families.
Orient and integrate new clinicians into the community and Prava’s clinical and operational standards.
Coach therapists in clinical reasoning, documentation, communication, resident engagement, and functional outcomes.
Ensure therapy is connected to meaningful resident goals.
Identify changes in resident function and opportunities for early intervention.
Partner with the interdisciplinary team to support residents across the continuum of care.
Help caregivers and community staff understand how therapy supports safety, independence, mobility, and participation.
Monitor clinical quality, documentation, outcomes, scheduling, caseload trends, and program performance.
Identify opportunities to strengthen and grow the rehabilitation program.
Increase the visibility of therapy throughout the community and represent Prava as a trusted clinical partner.
Set a team culture focused on curiosity, compassion, clinical strength, and residents.
Provide caregiver education as part of treatment.