Program Manager, Day Shift, Rehabilitation Technology & Community Integration

Adventist HealthCare•White Oak, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

AHC Rehabilitation - White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Program Manager for our Inpatient Therapy Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Program Manager, you will deploy and champion PACS technology strategy & clinical innovation. You will develop and implement technology-enabled rehabilitation initiatives that align with patient-centered functional mobility goals, anticipated length of stay, discharge planning needs, and long-term community participation outcomes. You will research and critically evaluate using evidence-based practice principles for emerging rehabilitation technologies (e.g., VR, robotics, AI, wearables) for clinical application and scalability. You will collaborate with frontline clinicians, interdisciplinary teams, operational leaders, and patients to ensure clinical engagement throughout technology evaluation, pilot development, workflow integration, and implementation processes. You will create workflows to embed technology into rehab practices without reducing clinical efficiency or productivity. You will identify and develop partnerships with technology vendors, startups, and academic institutions for innovation and research initiatives. You will lead or support research and outcomes tracking to assess the impact of technology on functional outcomes and patient experience. You will promote a culture of innovation across rehabilitation staff through training, mentorship, and program development. You will design strategies to improve access to rehabilitation technology in the community, supporting long-term independence beyond discharge. You will ensure all rehabilitation technology and innovation initiatives align with organizational compliance, information technology governance, cybersecurity, infection prevention, patient safety, and operational standards. You will develop integrated programs combining Occupational therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Therapeutic recreation, Prosthetics and Orthotics, and Technology-enabled care pathways. You will lead performance improvement initiatives and contribute to departmental program development. You will mentor staff, students, and interdisciplinary partners in both clinical and technology applications. You will assist in building a scalable model for technology-supported rehabilitation across the Post-Acute continuum of care (inpatient → outpatient → home/community). You will evaluate program effectiveness through analysis of functional outcomes, patient experience, staff feedback, and operational metrics to support sustainable therapeutic interventions and community integration through clinical and technology rehabilitation program development. You will deliver Clinical Care and promote community reintegration for patients at the assigned rehab hospital. You will deliver occupation-based, functional-based, and real-world recreational interventions designed to improve participation across home, community, leisure, vocational, and social environments (e.g., community outings, adaptive leisure, life skills training) to improve real-world function. You will plan and implement individualized and group interventions focused on functional independence, community reintegration (transportation, leisure, social participation), adaptive life skills and wellness, and cognitive, physical, and psychosocial performance. You will integrate assistive and adaptive technologies into therapy plans to support independence (e.g., mobility aids, communication devices, environmental controls). You will facilitate community reintegration programming, including community outings, simulated environments, transportation training, adaptive recreation, and technology-supported participation activities aligned with patient-centered goals. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated patient care, goal alignment, discharge preparation, and community integration beyond inpatient rehabilitation. You will educate patients, care providers, and community partners on functional strategies, wellness resources, technology use, and adaptive leisure participation. You will support patient transition beyond discharge through promotion of community resources, wellness engagement, adaptive leisure opportunities, digital access strategies, and technology-enabled self-management tools. You will document all interventions, outcomes, and care coordination activities in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards. You will participate in interdisciplinary initiatives that promote patient experience, engagement, independence, and continuity across the post-acute continuum of care. You will deploy and champion PACS technology strategy & clinical innovation and develop and implement technology-enabled rehabilitation initiatives that align with patient-centered functional mobility goals, anticipated length of stay, discharge planning needs, and long-term community participation outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from accredited therapy program (either CTRS, OT, PT)
At least 5 years of experience in rehabilitation (post-acute settings)
Maryland Licensed Rehabilitation Professional (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Occupational Therapist, or Physical Therapist) Required
Experience with therapeutic recreation principles or CTRS collaboration
Interest in rehabilitation innovation, community participation, adaptive recreation, wellness engagement, and technology-supported care models preferred

Nice To Haves

2 years of progressive leadership experience preferred
Advanced Technology Professional (ATP) certified or related rehabilitation technology experience preferred

Responsibilities

Deploy and champion PACS technology strategy & clinical innovation
Develop and implement technology-enabled rehabilitation initiatives that align with patient-centered functional mobility goals, anticipated length of stay, discharge planning needs, and long-term community participation outcomes.
Research and critically evaluate using evidence-based practice principles for emerging rehabilitation technologies (e.g., VR, robotics, AI, wearables) for clinical application and scalability.
Collaborate with frontline clinicians, interdisciplinary teams, operational leaders, and patients to ensure clinical engagement throughout technology evaluation, pilot development, workflow integration, and implementation processes.
Create workflows to embed technology into rehab practices without reducing clinical efficiency or productivity.
Identify and develop partnerships with technology vendors, startups, and academic institutions for innovation and research initiatives.
Lead or support research and outcomes tracking to assess the impact of technology on functional outcomes and patient experience.
Promote a culture of innovation across rehabilitation staff through training, mentorship, and program development.
Design strategies to improve access to rehabilitation technology in the community, supporting long-term independence beyond discharge.
Ensure all rehabilitation technology and innovation initiatives align with organizational compliance, information technology governance, cybersecurity, infection prevention, patient safety, and operational standards.
Develop integrated programs combining: Occupational therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Therapeutic recreation, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Technology-enabled care pathways
Lead performance improvement initiatives and contribute to departmental program development.
Mentor staff, students, and interdisciplinary partners in both clinical and technology applications.
Assist in building a scalable model for technology-supported rehabilitation across Post-Acute continuum of care. (inpatient → outpatient → home/community).
Evaluate program effectiveness through analysis of functional outcomes, patient experience, staff feedback, and operational metrics to support sustainable therapeutic interventions and community integration through clinical and technology rehabilitation program development.
Deliver Clinical Care and promote community reintegration for patients at assigned rehab hospital.
Deliver occupation-based, functional-based, and real-world recreational interventions designed to improve participation across home, community, leisure, vocational, and social environments. (e.g., community outings, adaptive leisure, life skills training) to improve real-world function.
Plan and implement individualized and group interventions focused on: Functional independence, Community reintegration (transportation, leisure, social participation), Adaptive life skills and wellness, Cognitive, physical, and psychosocial performance
Integrate assistive and adaptive technologies into therapy plans to support independence (e.g., mobility aids, communication devices, environmental controls).
Facilitate community reintegration programming, including community outings, simulated environments, transportation training, adaptive recreation, and technology-supported participation activities aligned with patient-centered goals.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated patient care, goal alignment, discharge preparation, and community integration beyond inpatient rehabilitation.
Educate patients, care providers, and community partners on functional strategies, wellness resources, technology use, and adaptive leisure participation.
Support patient transition beyond discharge through promotion of community resources, wellness engagement, adaptive leisure opportunities, digital access strategies, and technology-enabled self-management tools.
Document all interventions, outcomes, and care coordination activities in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
Participate in interdisciplinary initiatives that promote patient experience, engagement, independence, and continuity across the post-acute continuum of care.

Benefits

Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support