Rehabilitation Therapy Manager

UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital is a free-standing post-acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital operated jointly between UC Davis Health and Lifepoint Health. This new 58,000 square foot 52-bed hospital will be the first free-standing physical rehabilitation hospital in Sacramento. The facility will have all private rooms and focus on acute rehabilitation for patients who suffer from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, multiple trauma, amputation and other injuries or disorders. The large multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums will be outfitted with the latest therapeutic technologies, including augmented reality balance training, therapy bionics and a full body exoskeleton.

If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

What you will do in this role:

• Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefit of care
• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors and staff.  Assesses the risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions.  Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards
• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in directing, delegating, and evaluation management Practice.  Applies management knowledge principles in order to comply with regulatory Agencies, Federal, State and hospital standards
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services
• Assumes department responsibility for developing, implementing and evaluating a program of staff development for profession and non-profession staff that comprehensively includes competency assessment, orientation, in-services and continuing education
• Recruits, interview, selects and hires qualified personnel; validates licensure as appropriate, assures the orientation of the new employee; and, evaluates personnel performance to include rewards, promotion, transfers, demotions, suspensions and terminations
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall effectiveness of the department

UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital provides ongoing care to patients in their recovery journey. We offer customized, intensive rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. Our hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.

• • Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist or Speech Pathologist in the State AND Bachelors or Masters in a Healthcare Management or related field.
  • Current Basic Life Support / CPR card.
  • At least two years of experience as a treating therapist. 
  • Inpatient rehab experience preferred.
  • Leadership experience preferred.   

  Our Benefits:

  • ·               Tuition assistance/reimbursement
  • ·         Low therapist-to-patient ratios
  • ·         Expansive benefit package
  • ·         Professional development and advancement opportunities
  • ·         Targeted approach to career development
  • ·         Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
  • ·         Superior quality patient outcomes
  • ·         Supportive leadership and culture
  • ·         CEU Support
  • ·         State-of-the-art equipment       
  • ·         Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
  • ·         Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees
  • ·         6 paid holidays for full time employees
  • ·         401(k) retirement plan
  • ·                Flexible spending and health savings accounts

  Compensation is from $130,000 USD - $140,000 USD per year. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.