Director of Rehabilitation

Polaris Transitional & Extended Care; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k w/ Match

Paid Time Off

Career Advancement Opportunities (Clin

Employee discounts on gym memberships,

Job summary

Polaris Transitional and Extended Care in Anchorage, AK seeks a Director of Rehabilitation to lead the in-house Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy team. You will create and implement new rehabilitation programs for residents and oversee daily operations of the therapy department.

The role entails supervising staff, managing caseload distribution under PDPM, coordinating with hospital therapists and physicians, and driving program development with strong clinical leadership.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapist
• At least 3 years of experience as a therapist
• Supervisory and/or administrative experience in long term care rehabilitation preferred
• Knowledge of Medicare PDPM and ability to manage a variety of payors effectively
• Strong organizational and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Implements and monitors the provision of facility Rehab policy and procedures
• Supervises rehab staff and ensures effective rehab staff orientation, training and ongoing competency
• Coordinates rehab admissions and distribution of caseload
• Assists in the case management/tracking of Medicare A rehab cases under the PDPM system
• Recruits rehab staff
• Manages and analyzes department metrics including accurate billing
• Ensures that rehab department is compliant with all regulatory issues
• Maintains relationships with hospital therapists, physicians and other key community members

Job description

POLARIS TRANSITIONAL AND EXTENDED CARE - ANCHORAGE, AK

Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapist

Polaris Transitional and Extended Care is currently seeking an innovative PT, OT, or SLP to lead our in-house therapy team as Director of Rehabilitation. You will create and implement new rehabilitation programs for our deserving patients and manage the daily operations associated with a busy in-house therapy department. Please look at our website for a unique view of our amazing campus at https://polaristransitionalcare.com/ and see all that anchorage has to offer https://www.anchorage.net/ as you embark on a journey of leadership in the largest US state full of rich history, culture and natural wonders.

• Lead a strong therapy team and support a strong inter-departmental team
• Freedom to effect change in your facility clinical and program development
• Be able to continue to treat patients and lead the therapy team
• Excellent support from therapy leaders and resources
• Live with work life balance-competitive benefits
• Strong infection control to keep staff/residents safe
• Relocation assistance - Case by case basis

In exchange for your professional passion, mindful leadership and clinical excellence, we can offer you a great in-house therapy team to work with and grow to meet the needs of our residents, excellent clinical and operational support from our therapy resource, and freedom from corporate red tape and middle management.

Paid CEUs

Highly competitive salary plus a leadership incentive program paid monthly

Our rehab leader positions are unlike most others. We believe in facility level decision making, so you will have ownership of your program and the freedom to create excellent programs based on the needs of your community. In addition, we support our therapy leaders with ongoing continuing education, leadership training, and annual therapy leadership meetings where you can learn from your peers.

Browse our website at www.FlagshipTherapy.com and find out why we are truly different in dignifying long term and post-acute care.

• Every facility has an in-house therapy team - no contract therapy company. All department teams work for the facility and share the same goals
• Each facility is independently operated with local leadership and no corporate red tape
• Decisions made at the facility for the facility staff and community needs
• Core Values (CAPLICO): Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebration, Ownership. These values are the core of who we are as an organization and shared among all affiliated facilities

Duties:

Implements and monitors the provision of facility Rehab policy and procedures

Supervises rehab staff and ensures effective rehab staff orientation, training and ongoing competency

Coordinates rehab admissions and distribution of caseload

Assists in the case management/tracking of Medicare A rehab cases under the PDPM system

Recruits rehab staff

Manages and analyzes department metrics including accurate billing

Ensures that rehab department is compliant with all regulatory issues. This includes assurance that department records are completed and maintained, such as medical record documentation, reimbursement denials management and other survey compliance requirements.

Maintains relationships with hospital therapists, physicians and other key community members

Qualifications:

Licensed Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapist

At least 3 years of experience as a therapist

Supervisory and/or administrative experience in long term care rehabilitation preferred

Knowledge of Medicare PDPM and ability to manage a variety of payors effectively

Strong organizational and leadership skills

We offer a variety of benefits programs to eligible employees. Benefit eligibility varies based on employment status and worked hours and may include:

• 401k w/ Match
• Paid Time Off
• Career Advancement Opportunities (Clinical and Administrative Growth Pathways)
• Employee discounts on gym memberships, entertainment events, hotels, movies, theme parks, cell phones, and much more!

For more information regarding specific benefits offerings, please visit www.ensignbenefits.com. Eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

This job was posted and verified on 10/28/2026