A career at Palomar Rehabilitation Institute, a 52-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Palomar Health, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the San Diego area who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Escondido, and the surrounding area, need them. If you are enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Low therapy-to-patient ratios
• Expansive benefit package including PTO plan, 401k Match, and insurance coverage
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families 
• Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees 
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees

What you will do in this role:

• Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefit of care

• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors and staff. Assesses the risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions.Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards

• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in directing, delegating, and evaluation management Practice.Applies management knowledge principles in order to comply with regulatory Agencies, Federal, State and hospital standards

• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services

• Assumes department responsibility for developing, implementing and evaluating a program of staff development for profession and non-profession staff that comprehensively includes competency assessment, orientation, in-services and continuing education

• Recruits, interview, selects and hires qualified personnel; validates licensure as appropriate, assures the orientation of the new employee; and, evaluates personnel performance to include rewards, promotion, transfers, demotions, suspensions and terminations

• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall effectiveness of the department

• Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist or Speech Pathologist in the State current licensure as an Occupational Therapy Assistant or Physical Therapy Assistant in the State AND Bachelors or Masters in a Healthcare Management or related field
• Current Basic Life Support / CPR card
• At least two years of experience as a treating therapist
• Inpatient rehab experience preferred
• Leadership experience preferred

Compensation is from 104K - 120K per year. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate. 

Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.