Job Description

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a rehabilitation services leader with a passion for clinical excellence, operational effectiveness, and strategic growth across a complex healthcare system? Do you thrive in multi‑site environments where quality, fiscal stewardship, and patient‑centered care are paramount? If so, this Director of Rehabilitation Services & Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation opportunity at Swedish may be an excellent fit.

The Role:

The Director is responsible for providing leadership and direction for Rehabilitation Services and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation across Swedish. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, development and oversight of policies and procedures, budgeting and financial management, problem resolution, and performance improvement.

This role partners closely with the Executive Director to ensure services meet organizational, regulatory, and community needs while maintaining high standards of quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. The Director plays a key role in strategic planning, program development, and continuous improvement across the regional rehabilitation service line.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop an integrated process for preparing, implementing, and maintaining Swedish Region strategic plans for Rehabilitation Services and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.
• Periodically review and update strategic plans to reflect changing customer needs, community demand, and strategic opportunities.
• Coordinate new program development, implementation, monitoring, revision, and marketing initiatives in partnership with the Executive Director.

Operational & Financial Management

• Develop and manage regional budgets for Rehabilitation Services and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.
• Monitor budget performance in collaboration with the Executive Director and coordinate actions necessary to meet regional and hospital financial targets, including non labor expenses.
• Create, review, and revise regional department policies, procedures, and services to ensure alignment with departmental, organizational, and regulatory goals.

People Leadership & Workforce Management

• Oversee personnel related activities including interviewing, hiring, training, staff development, supervision, evaluation, discipline, and scheduling to ensure continuity of care and consistent clinical quality.
• Oversee related personnel considerations involving students, agency staff, and volunteers.
• Provide mentoring, support, and leadership aligned with the Mission goals and objectives of Swedish.

Quality, Performance Improvement & Governance

• Develop, implement, and oversee performance improvement programs to identify opportunities for improvement and continuously enhance service quality and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor quality indicators, evaluate outcomes, and implement corrective actions as required.
• Facilitate regional departmental staff meetings and participate in organizational committees and task forces to communicate information, analyze problems, and recommend system improvements.
• Provide leadership that maximizes quality through quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives, while promoting cost effective service delivery.

What You'll Bring:

Education & Licensure

• Bachelor’s Degree from a nationally accredited, board approved program in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology (SLP), or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS).
• Master’s Degree in a related field (PT/OT/SLP).
• Doctorate in a related field (PT/OT/SLP) (preferred).
• Required upon hire: Washington Physical Therapist License, Washington Occupational Therapist License, or Washington Speech Language Pathologist License.

Leadership & Overall Experience

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in Rehabilitation Services, preferably in a hospital setting, including prior managerial or supervisory accountability.
• 2+ years of management experience.
• Demonstrated strategic and financial skills with the ability to position services as cost effective while meeting quality and service goals.

Professional & Operational Capabilities

• Ability to lead senior level management teams to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple geographic sites while maintaining strong professional relationships across locations.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and cultures to develop standardized approaches to patient care.
• Ability to operationalize healthcare, state, and federal regulatory and reimbursement requirements in coordination with the Executive Director.
• Ability to make independent decisions and prioritize work in response to changing business needs.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work tactfully and effectively with staff, physicians, patients, families, visitors, and the public.

Why Join Us?

• Lead regional rehabilitation services: Shape the direction and performance of Rehabilitation and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation services across Swedish.
• Drive quality and outcomes: Advance continuous improvement initiatives that enhance patient care and satisfaction.
• Influence at scale: Partner with executive leadership to align services with organizational and community needs.
• Develop high‑performing teams: Mentor and lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites.
• Serve a mission that matters: Support Swedish’s commitment to compassionate, high‑quality care.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a mission‑driven rehabilitation leader ready to advance quality, performance, and patient‑centered care across a regional system, we encourage you to explore this opportunity.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits

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