Director, Physical Rehabilitation Services

For more than
55 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons.

FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the country. We operate more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including 29 primary care clinics, 23 behavioral health facilities, 10 physical rehabilitation clinics, nine dental clinics, five vision clinics, four outpatient substance use treatment programs, three mobile medical units, two mobile counseling centers, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy.

Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others.

FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management.

The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region.

Family Health Centers of San Diego is looking for a Director, Physical Rehabilitation Services (PRS). The Director, Physical Rehabilitation Services (PRS) provides strategic and operational leadership for a multi-disciplinary department that includes Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Sports Medicine, Acupuncture, and Weight Management programs across multiple clinic locations. The Director oversees all operational functions, staffing, financial performance, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, workflow optimization, and department-wide growth.

• Builds positive relationships and fosters a high-performance workforce.
• Recruits, trains, develops, and retains staff across all service lines.
• Conducts coaching, counseling, performance management.
• Establishes expectations, workload standards, and career development pathways.
• Ensures on‑time completion of all training and compliance requirements.

• Oversees daily operations for all PRS service lines.
• Ensures efficient workflows for scheduling, referrals, provider efficiency.
• Partners with Medical, Nursing, BH, Operations, and Patient Engagement.
• Ensures compliance with Joint Commission, OSHA, infection control.
• Coordinates facility needs and ensures PRS spaces meet FHCSD standards.

• Develops strategic plans for expansion across PT, Chiro, Sports Med, Acupuncture, WM.
• Leads new program design, workflow redesign, and access optimization.
• Evaluates service trends, patient needs, and growth opportunities.
• Drives innovation including groups, telehealth, and integrated care pathways.

• Participates in annual budget development.
• Monitors expenditures and ensures fiscal accountability.
• Maximizes revenue, productivity, utilization, and efficiency.
• Ensures compliance with grants and reporting requirements.

• Leads quality initiatives and standardization.
• Implements LEAN tools (5S, A3, PDSA).
• Ensures adherence to quality-of-care standards.
• Leads service recovery and patient satisfaction efforts.

• Builds and maintains community partnerships.
• Collaborates with Patient Engagement and referral sources.
• Represents PRS in community and interagency collaborations.

• Participates in Director-level…