Regional Vice President - Kentucky

Upstream Rehabilitation•Brownsboro, KY

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Vice President – Kentucky owns operational, financial, and people performance across a multi-clinic region, translating enterprise strategy into consistent, high-quality execution at the clinic level. The role leads and develops regional teams, oversees workflows, strengthens operational excellence, and delivers on financial objectives. It applies data-driven insights to improve processes and solve complex challenges while championing ethical and sustainable practices. The position works with Clinic Directors and cross-functional partners to improve clinic performance, build leadership capability, foster engagement and accountability, plan workforce needs, and support regional growth and access to care. It also ensures clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and risk-management standards, while maintaining a strong field presence. The role is hybrid and requires residence in Kentucky, with frequent travel throughout the region and to departmental or functional meetings. The posting also refers to travel throughout Michigan, despite identifying the role as Kentucky-based.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program.
At least 5 years of progressive healthcare or service-industry operations leadership experience, with success leading complex multi-site or regional environments.
Ability to drive consistent operational performance by translating established processes, metrics, and standards into sustained results.
Strong analytical and strategic decision-making skills, including interpreting operational and financial data and implementing targeted, scalable solutions.
Understanding of clinic-level financial drivers and operating levers, with experience managing to budget and driving profitable growth.
Demonstrated success coaching, mentoring, and developing leaders across multiple locations.
Strong judgment and prioritization skills to navigate competing regional and enterprise priorities.
Ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners to achieve organizational goals.
Must reside in Kentucky.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made as described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in multi-site healthcare or regional healthcare or service operations, with increasing scope and accountability.
Prior responsibility for P&L ownership or equivalent financial accountability, including managing to budget and driving growth outcomes.
Strong data literacy and demonstrated ability to use performance dashboards and operational metrics to guide decisions and improve results.

Responsibilities

Translate operational metrics into action by coaching Clinic Directors, reinforcing enterprise standards, and driving consistent, high-quality clinic execution.
Own regional financial and operational performance; monitor results, take corrective action, and partner on budgeting and forecasting.
Coach, mentor, and develop Clinic Directors and build leadership bench strength and continuity.
Foster employee engagement, accountability, and trust, staying connected with field teams.
Plan workforce needs and partner with HR on hiring and retention strategies, anticipating growth and minimizing disruption from vacancies.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Access teams to increase volume, improve conversion, and ensure operational readiness for same-store and new-clinic expansion.
Develop and execute regional growth strategies to strengthen community presence, referral relationships, and market share.
Champion clinical quality and compliance, ensuring care aligns with the care model, regulatory requirements, and risk-management standards.
Maintain a strong field presence through frequent travel and participation in departmental or functional meetings.
Lead and contribute to special initiatives and enterprise priorities.
Perform other projects and duties as assigned.