Program Director - Licensed Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist in Sierra Madre

Energy Jobline ZR; Sierra Madre (CA); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Kensington Sierra Madre, part of Prava Therapy, seeks a Program Director — Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist to lead the therapy program in Sierra Madre, CA. You will maintain your clinical practice while guiding the day-to-day operations and mentoring the therapy team.

This role emphasizes building a community-oriented program, collaborating with care teams and families, and elevating clinical outcomes, documentation, and participation in the community.

Qualifikationen

• Leadership experience in a clinical therapy program.
• Ability to mentor clinicians and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong clinical reasoning, documentation, and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead the day-to-day clinical presence of the therapy program in the community.
• Maintain an active clinical caseload while mentoring the therapy team.
• Establish a culture of clinical excellence and collaboration.
• Orient and integrate new clinicians into the community and routines.
• Coach therapists in clinical reasoning, documentation, and outcomes.
• Build relationships with leadership, nursing, care partners, and families.
• Participate in interdisciplinary discussions to identify who may benefit from therapy.
• Ensure goals connect to daily living and meaningful participation.
• Support with mobility, dementia care, cognition, and functional status.
• Monitor quality, outcomes, scheduling, and caseload trends.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the therapy program and execute action.
• Create visibility for therapy throughout the community and be a clinical partner.

Kenntnisse

Clinical leadership

Mentorship

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Documentation

Communication

Ausbildung

Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist degree

Licensed PT/OT

Tools

EHR systems

Jobbeschreibung

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPROGRAM 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 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 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 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 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 care.

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

You will know the .

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 -centered care.

• Orient and integrate new clinicians into the community, its , 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, , and families.

• Participate in interdisciplinary conversations and help identify who may benefit from therapy.

• Ensure therapy goals are connected to what 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 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 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:

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

That's one of the biggest in this role.

You'll see the same 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 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 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

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 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.