Therapy Manager

Socket.dev; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Financial Protection & PTO

Financial & Career Growth

Employee Well-being

Professional Development

Job summary

Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute in Escondido, CA seeks a Therapy Manager to lead inpatient rehabilitation, oversee patient assessments, and ensure high-quality therapy delivery across teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating treatment planning, scheduling, and productivity while collaborating with physicians and families to achieve optimal outcomes. Requires state licensure and management experience in rehabilitative medicine.

Qualifications

• Active state licensure as RPT, Speech Pathologist, or NBCOT-OTR.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Minimum 1 year of management experience in rehabilitative medicine.
• Proficient in clinical assessment, treatment planning, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents, observe treatments, and suggest changes to physicians.
• Teach rehab modalities and develop plans with family involvement.
• Assess pain and coordinate physician intervention.
• Schedule treatments and maintain departmental productivity standards.
• Ensure compliance with inspections and documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Rehab modalities

Pain assessment/management

Teaching & family engagement

Scheduling & productivity management

Communication & teamwork

Documentation accuracy

Education

RPT licensure or NBCOT-OTR

BCLS certification

Job description

Therapy Manager - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Full-time

Wage scale: $110,000 - $125,000 per year

Supportive Leadership, Superior Outcomes, Career Advancement

Your experience matters

AtPalomar Health Rehabilitation Institute, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Therapy Manager joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

Leads rehabilitation services by overseeing patient assessment, treatment planning, scheduling, and productivity standards. Ensures high-quality, evidence-based therapy delivery; collaborates with physicians and families; and maintains departmental compliance with applicable inspections and policies.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care and optimize outcomes. Supports quality improvement efforts, safety initiatives, and consistent application of rehabilitation standards and protocols. May assist with staff coaching, competency validation, and workflow optimization.

Essential Functions

• Perform appropriate assessments on residents referred for therapy; observe/evaluate treatments and recommend changes to the physician as needed.
• Demonstrate knowledge of rehabilitation modalities and develop teaching plans based on resident learning needs; involve families as appropriate and evaluate learning effectiveness.
• Assess pain that interferes with participation in rehabilitation and contact the physician for appropriate intervention.
• Oversee scheduling of treatments and maintain departmental productivity standards.
• Ensure compliance with departmental inspections and documentation requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time andpart-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Education/Licensure: Current state licensure/certification as RPT and/or Speech Pathologist, or OTR certified by NBCOT; current BCLS certification.
• Experience: At least one (1) year of management experience in rehabilitative medicine.
• Skills: Proficient clinical assessment and treatment planning; knowledge of rehab modalities; pain assessment/management coordination; effective teaching and family engagement; scheduling and productivity management; strong communication, teamwork, and documentation accuracy.

About us

Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute is a 52-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located in Escondido, California, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.