Director of Rehabilitation | DOR

Full-Time | Permanent | $35.00–$50.00/hour
Setting: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

Above All Talent Solutions is seeking a collaborative, resident-centered Director of Rehab for a full-time, permanent opportunity in a skilled nursing facility in St. Paul, Minnesota. This opportunity is open to Physical Therapists (PTs), Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), and Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs) who bring strong communication, organization, and team leadership skills.

In this role, you will coordinate daily rehabilitation operations, support the therapy team, and collaborate with facility leadership to promote high-quality, resident-centered services. You will balance departmental leadership with clinical responsibilities appropriate to your professional license, helping residents work toward meaningful functional goals while supporting an organized, accountable rehabilitation department.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Permanent Leadership Opportunity: Take an active role in coordinating rehabilitation services in a full-time, direct-hire position.

• Multiple Disciplines Welcome: This opportunity is open to qualified PT, PTA, OT, and COTA professionals.

• Meaningful Team & Resident Impact: Support rehabilitation professionals while helping shape a coordinated, resident-centered approach to care.

• Transparent Compensation: Earn $35.00–$50.00 per hour, based on professional discipline, clinical background, leadership experience, and qualifications.

• Professional Development: Build your rehabilitation leadership skills while supporting team development and clinical collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily rehabilitation department operations, including scheduling, staffing coverage, caseload distribution, and communication with facility leadership.

• Support an interdisciplinary therapy team in delivering timely, individualized services that align with resident goals and established plans of care.

• Monitor departmental workflow, documentation completion, service delivery, and operational performance while maintaining a focus on quality care and clinically appropriate treatment.

• Partner with therapy staff and facility leadership to address scheduling barriers, changes in resident needs, equipment concerns, and other issues affecting rehabilitation services.

• Support staff onboarding, coaching, ongoing communication, and professional development to foster a collaborative, accountable team environment.

• Participate in care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, discharge planning discussions, and quality-improvement initiatives.

• Promote adherence to facility policies, applicable regulations, payer requirements, documentation standards, and ethical rehabilitation practices.

• Provide direct clinical services appropriate to your professional license, qualifications, and assigned caseload.

• Maintain clear boundaries between administrative leadership and clinical supervision. Evaluations, plans of care, clinical decisions, and assistant supervision must remain with appropriately licensed professionals as required.

• Encourage effective communication among rehabilitation staff, nursing, healthcare providers, residents, and families to support continuity of care.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapy, or occupational therapy assistant program appropriate to your professional discipline.

• Licensure: Current, unrestricted Minnesota license as a Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, or Occupational Therapy Assistant, or ability to obtain the appropriate license before the start date.

• Clinical Background: Experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, or post-acute rehabilitation preferred.

• Leadership Experience: Prior rehabilitation management, supervisory, lead therapist, or comparable team leadership experience preferred.

• Operational Skills: Strong organization, scheduling, problem-solving, and follow-through, with the ability to balance resident care needs and departmental responsibilities.

• Communication & Collaboration: Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to build productive relationships with therapy staff, facility leadership, residents, and families.

• Quality & Compliance: Commitment to accurate documentation, ethical service delivery, professional scope-of-practice boundaries, and resident-centered rehabilitation.

Compensation

Hourly Pay Range: $35.00–$50.00, based on professional discipline, clinical background, leadership experience, and qualifications.

Benefits eligibility, plan details, and any additional compensation will be reviewed during the hiring process.

How to Apply

Apply directly through our career portal. Include your professional discipline and relevant clinical or rehabilitation leadership experience in your application.

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