Program Director - Licensed Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist

Prava-Therapy; Sierra Madre (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

The Kensington Sierra Madre in Sierra Madre, California, is seeking a Program Director — Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist to lead our therapy program. You will balance a clinical caseload with leadership responsibilities, mentoring a team and partnering with residents, families, and staff to deliver exceptional care.

We value clinicians who build programs, influence practice, and embed therapy into the community.

Qualifications

• Leadership in clinical settings.
• Mentor clinicians and build strong teams.
• Integrated, resident-centered care in a senior living environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day clinical presence of the Prava therapy program within the community.
• Maintain an active clinical caseload while mentoring the therapy team.
• Establish a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and resident-centered care.
• Orient and integrate new clinicians into the community, residents, culture, routines, and expectations.
• Coach and mentor therapists in clinical reasoning, documentation, communication, and functional outcomes.
• Build relationships with community leadership, nursing, care partners, residents, and families.
• Monitor clinical quality, documentation, outcomes, scheduling, caseload trends, and other program indicators.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the therapy program and turn those opportunities into action.
• Create visibility for therapy throughout the community and represent Prava as a clinical partner.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Resident-centered care

Job description

PROGRAM DIRECTOR — PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

The Kensington Sierra Madre | Sierra Madre, California
Prava Therapy

What if you could build the therapy program you always wished existed in senior living?

Not just a therapy department.

Not just a caseload.

A clinical program that is embedded in the community, trusted by the care team, known by residents and families, and built around helping people continue to live their lives with confidence and purpose.

Prava Therapy is looking for a Program Director — Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist to lead our therapy program at The Kensington Sierra Madre.

This is a role for a clinician who wants to do more than treat.

You want to lead. Build. Mentor. Connect. Influence.

And you still want to practice.

THIS IS SENIOR LIVING THERAPY, DONE DIFFERENTLY.

The Kensington Sierra Madre is an enhanced assisted living and memory care community where residents receive a high level of clinical support while remaining in a setting designed to feel like home.

The community provides 24/7 nursing, on-site rehabilitation, wellness and fitness resources, and specialized memory care. It is also a Positive Approach to Care® designated community, reflecting a commitment to supporting residents living with dementia through dignity, connection, and individualized care.

That environment creates an opportunity for therapy to be something bigger than a scheduled visit.

Therapy can become part of how the community helps residents live well.

That's where you come in.

YOUR ROLE

As Program Director, you will be the clinical and community leader for Prava's therapy program at The Kensington Sierra Madre.

You will maintain your own clinical practice while leading the day-to-day therapy program and helping your team deliver exceptional resident care.

You will build relationships with residents, families, nursing, leadership, caregivers, wellness, and life enrichment.

You will know the residents.

You will know the community.

You will know your team.

And you will understand how all three come together to create a great therapy program.

You will:

• Lead the day-to-day clinical presence of the Prava therapy program within the community.
• Maintain an active clinical caseload while serving as a resource and mentor to the therapy team.
• Establish a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and resident-centered care.
• Orient and integrate new clinicians into the community, its residents, culture, routines, and expectations.
• Coach and mentor therapists in clinical reasoning, documentation, communication, and functional outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with community leadership, nursing, care partners, residents, and families.
• Participate in interdisciplinary conversations and help identify residents who may benefit from therapy.
• Ensure therapy goals are connected to what residents actually want and need to do in their daily lives.
• Help clinicians think beyond impairments and minutes toward function, participation, independence, and quality of life.
• Support residents with a wide range of needs, including mobility limitations, falls, neurologic conditions, orthopedic recovery, cognitive impairment, dementia, and changes in functional status.
• Partner with caregivers and community staff to reinforce strategies that help residents function safely and confidently throughout the day.
• Monitor clinical quality, documentation, outcomes, scheduling, caseload trends, and other key program indicators.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the therapy program and work with Prava leadership to turn those opportunities into action.
• Create visibility for therapy throughout the community—not just inside the therapy space.
• Represent Prava as a clinical partner, not an outside vendor.

THE KIND OF CLINICIAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR

You don't have to be the loudest person in the room.

But you should be the person people trust.

You understand that excellent therapy isn't about how many exercises you can prescribe.

It's about understanding the person in front of you.

What do they value?

What are they trying to get back to?

What matters to their family?

What is getting in their way?

And what can we change—in the person, the environment, the routine, or the support around them—to help them succeed?

You believe:

Every intervention should have a functional purpose.

The environment should be adapted before the resident is blamed for not adapting to it.

Residents should be appropriately challenged—not underestimated.

Outcomes matter more than minutes.

Caregiver education is part of treatment.

Dignity and autonomy are clinical priorities.

And you believe the best therapy programs are built through relationships.

YOU'LL HAVE A COMMUNITY — NOT JUST A CASELOAD.

That's one of the biggest differences in this role.

You’ll see the same residents in the dining room, the hallway, an activity, or an exercise class.

You’ll get to know their families.

You’ll collaborate with the people caring for them every day.

You’ll see what happens between therapy sessions.

And you'll have the opportunity to influence those moments.

That means your impact doesn't stop when the treatment session ends.

You become part of the community.

PRAVA GIVES YOU THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO LEAD

You bring clinical expertise.

We bring the operating system.

Prava provides the technology, clinical standards, AI-enabled documentation, operational infrastructure, billing and revenue cycle support, credentialing, and leadership resources that allow clinicians to spend more time doing what they do best: caring for residents and building exceptional programs.

You won't be expected to build everything from scratch.

You'll be expected to lead it.

THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF...

• You're a PT or OT who wants to grow into meaningful clinical leadership.
• You love resident care—but want a bigger sphere of influence.
• You naturally build relationships wherever you go.
• You enjoy mentoring other clinicians.
• You're comfortable having difficult conversations and holding people accountable.
• You see the whole person, not just the diagnosis.
• You understand dementia care requires curiosity, patience, adaptability, and respect.
• You want to be visible and embedded in a senior living community.
• You want your clinical expertise to influence how an entire program operates.
• You're energized by building something better—not maintaining the status quo.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Residents know you.

Staff trust you.

Community leadership sees you as a partner.

Your clinicians are growing.

Therapy is visible throughout the community.

Referrals happen because people understand the value you bring.

Documentation is strong.

Clinical outcomes matter.

And the therapy program becomes known as an integral part of how the community helps residents stay engaged, independent, and connected to the lives they want to live.

READY TO LEAD DIFFERENTLY?

If you've ever thought:

“There has to be a better way to do therapy in senior living.”

There is.

And we're building it.

Come lead it with us.