Manager, Rehabilitation Services

VUMC (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Nashville, TN, United States
On-site
Operational leadership
Clinical leadership
Strategic leadership
This role oversees occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech‑language pathologists, assistants, and technicians delivering evidence‑based care to pediatric and adult patients with complex neurologic conditions

Job Summary

  • This role oversees occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech‑language pathologists, assistants, and technicians delivering evidence‑based care to pediatric and adult patients with complex neurologic conditions.
  • The Manager, Rehabilitation Services plays a critical role in advancing clinical excellence, team performance, quality improvement initiatives, and patient outcomes while supporting education programs, including physical therapy residencies and student clinical experiences.
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking an experienced Manager, Rehabilitation Services to provide operational, clinical, and strategic leadership for an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team at the Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute within the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center.

Matching Summary

This role oversees occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech‑language pathologists, assistants, and technicians delivering evidence‑based care to pediatric and adult patients with complex neurologic conditions.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • operational leadership
  • clinical leadership
  • strategic leadership
  • quality improvement initiatives
  • patient care outcomes
  • staff development
  • performance management

Nice-to-have

  • evidence-based care
  • interdisciplinary care
  • academic medical center experience
  • residency program support

Key Requirements

  • Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, or Speech‑Language Pathologist
  • Minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience
  • Demonstrated experience in team leadership
  • Demonstrated experience in operations management
  • Demonstrated experience in budgeting
  • Demonstrated experience in productivity monitoring
  • Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution

Work Rights

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