Regional Director

Athletico • Orland Park, IL

13d

About The Position

The Regional Director oversees the growth, development, and advancement of team members within an assigned region and ensures exceptional patient care, strong relationships, and a focus on exceeding metrics and goals. Reporting to the Vice President, Clinical Operations, this role leads regional clinical and administrative operations and contributes to Athletico’s short- and long-term business objectives. Direct patient care is expected on an as-needed basis.

The role includes strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and P&L oversight; labor-force and staffing planning; development of business and referral-growth strategies; and oversight of capital expenditures, facilities, build-outs, and potential relocations. The Regional Director also manages staff hiring, onboarding, communication, training, development, discipline, and performance, while maintaining team morale and ensuring appropriate staffing and competencies.

This is a full-time position with frequent travel, expected at least three days per week. Some weekend and after-business-hours work is required. Athletico describes a standard work environment with low noise and few extraordinary environmental factors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Current state Physical Therapist professional license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Proven track record of developing and motivating a high-performing team.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or doctorate.
• Three years of clinical operations experience.
• One year of Clinic Manager experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct annual strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, goal-setting, and P&L reviews for individual clinics and the region to execute business growth.
• Analyze annual and monthly Profit and Loss statements to drive targeted financial results and regional top- and bottom-line success and growth.
• Project business volumes and demands to ensure labor-force planning and staffing models meet business needs and support growth and profitability.
• Develop business plans and strategies aligned with Athletico’s short- and long-term objectives.
• Build relationships and pursue new patient referrals from physicians and the community, while promoting clinical specialty services and growth through physician, patient, and direct-access pathways.
• Oversee clinical and administrative operations for the assigned region, including CAPEX expenditures, facilities, build-outs, and potential relocations.
• Collaborate with Resource Center departments to facilitate regional and clinical growth opportunities.
• Manage staff through hiring, onboarding, open communication, training, development, disciplinary action, and performance-management processes.
• Build and maintain employee morale and motivation, and ensure teams are appropriately staffed with required competencies.
• Provide direct patient care as needed.

Benefits

• Generative AI Documentation Scribe that generates compliant clinical documentation in real time.
• Yearly continuing education allowance.
• Access to MedBridge and Athletico University.
• Five additional PTO days dedicated to continuing education.
• Strategic mentorship programs.
• Leadership programs.
• Incentives based on quality care and patient outcomes rather than visits per week.
• Residency programs, with 100% of curriculum costs reimbursed by Athletico.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director