Title: Program Director (PT, OT, or SLP)

 Job Type: Full time

Your experience matters!

The Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center – McNair Campus in Houston is a newly relaunched 30-bed inpatient rehab center designed to support patients recovering from serious conditions like stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, amputation, and orthopedic injury.

Here are the standout highlights:

• Specialized Inpatient Rehab: Focused on restoring function and independence after major illness or injury.
• Expert Management: Operated by Lifepoint Rehabilitation, the largest manager of hospital-based acute rehab units in the U.S.
• 24/7 Access: The hospital operates around the clock, ensuring continuous care and support.

As a Program Director 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:

The incumbent shall be responsible for the total operation of the rehabilitation program. The incumbent plans, directs and coordinates program activities to ensure that company and client goals are met. The incumbent shall also be accountable for and contribute to program development, quality improvement and problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion.
Essential Duties:
PROFESSIONAL/LEADERSHIP AREA
1. Ensure for program staffing, team supervision, and development. Team may include roles of Medical Director, Nurse Manager, Therapist, Social Worker, Community Relations Coordinator, Clinical Coordinator, Admissions Coordinator and others as assigned.
2. Promote adherence to policies and practices of applicable professional organizations, client hospital and Lifepoint.
3. Supervise the development of improved efficiency and productivity of facility/unit clinical/administrative functions.
4. Communicate and demonstrate a professional image/attitude for patients, families, clients, coworkers and others.
5. Participate in continuing education/professional development activities.
6. Assures that all patient care activities are performed according to the company policies and procedures and all applicable state and federal laws and regulatory agencies.
FISCAL/OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT AREA 
1. Develop facility/unit operating and capital budget with client institution.
2. Develop facility/unit operating and capital budget with Lifepoint (not in consultation with client hospital).
3. Develops and ensures implementation of a program of professional and community relations in collaboration with client hospital Marketing Department.
4. Monitor referral/admission process.
5. Develop and implement program public relations plan.
CLIENT RELATIONS AREA 
1. Maintain positive working relationship with client organization.
2. Maintain customer service program on unit and in hospital.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREA 
1. Ensures the facility/unit has a comprehensive quality management program.
2. Quality management activities are data driven.
3. Utilize corporate program consultant.
4. Participate in facility/unit safety committee activities.

Qualifications and requirements:
The incumbent must possess a current clinical license (Physical Therapist PT, Occupational Therapist OT, or Speech Language Pathologist SLP) to practice as required by the state. A track record of successful management experience in a health or human services setting and/or an extensive rehabilitation background combined with strong interpersonal and organizational skill is necessary. Experience working with a geriatric disabled population is preferred. Provision of own transportation is necessary. Computer and current technology competence.