Therapy Manager

Job Description

Hospital Name: Banner Rehabilitation Hospital Tucson
In Partnership with Select Medical
Position: Therapy Manager
Schedule: Full-Time

* We are a brand new hospital set to open in Jan 2026*

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong
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  Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
• Recharge & Refresh
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  Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters
  :
  Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Invest in Your Future: 100% paid RN scholarship program, company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

The Rehab Therapy Manager facilitates patient treatment and staff development. Responsible for communicating clinical issues as they relate to service or program development to the leadership team. The Rehab Therapy Manager promotes clinical development, competency and expertise in staff to maximize patient outcomes. In addition, the Rehab Therapy Manager assists with daily operational management tasks and effectively communicates on multiple levels.

• Selects qualified candidates who fit the culture and have the most potential to contribute to accomplishment of established objectives.
• Provides regular and accurate performance feedback to direct reports with focus on results, skill expansion, process improvement and learning.
• Identifies and effectively utilizes individual and team strengths to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, ensuring the success of operational and clinical initiatives. Optimizes departmental operations by identifying current needs, strategically delegating responsibility, and planning for succession of these responsibilities.
• Identifies, responds and reports acute changes in patient status. Follows appropriate emergency procedures to insure patient safety. Coordinates and facilitates departmental response to emergency situations.
• Pursues focused skill development through continuing education, self study, involvement in professional activities and organizations.
• Utilizes the organization’s performance improvement methodology to improve quality of services provided by this position to develop program improvement initiatives. Takes an active role in implementing new PI initiatives, delegating responsibilities appropriately. Provides feedback regarding outcomes to all levels of the rehab department, in order to maximize performance improvement.
• Serves as a liaison between clinical departments and DOR and/or CEO, to effectively communicate and clarify expectations related to departmental needs and organizational initiatives, determine procedures to implement strategic goals, and provide recommendations to maximize operational efficiency.
• Consistently exhibits commitment to patient-centered care and customer service excellence and demonstrates empathy in all interactions with patients and patient families, internal and external customers by responding in a timely, professional and effective manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Language Pathologist required. (For Speech discipline:
  Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association required)
• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of three (3) years experience as a therapist with leadership experience preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans