Director of Rehab - Licensed PT, OT or SLP

Director of Rehabilitation | PT/OT/SLP

Lead the Clinical Programs. Develop Your Teams. Make a Difference Every Day.

Prava Therapy | MorningStar of Albuquerque & MorningStar of Rio Rancho | New Mexico

About the Communities

Prava Therapy is seeking a Director of Rehabilitation to oversee therapy services at two MorningStar Senior Living communities in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.

MorningStar of Albuquerque offers Assisted Living and a dedicated Reflections Memory Care neighborhood, with 48 Assisted Living apartments and 21 secure Memory Care apartments. The community provides personalized support, daily health monitoring, life enrichment programming, and amenities that encourage residents to remain active and engaged.

MorningStar of Rio Rancho offers 51 Assisted Living apartments and 26 secure Memory Care apartments. Residents enjoy a welcoming environment with fitness and wellness programming, expansive courtyards, strolling paths, resident gardening areas, an art studio, bistro, theatre/chapel, and other shared spaces.

Both communities embrace MorningStar's commitment to honoring, valuing, and investing in older adults. Their Reflections Memory Care neighborhoods incorporate the Lavender Sky philosophy, emphasizing individualized experiences, compassionate engagement, and meaningful opportunities for residents living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

Prava Therapy is committed to making therapy an integral part of that experience—helping residents maintain independence, recover function, improve safety, and continue participating in the activities that matter most to them.

The Opportunity

Prava Therapy is seeking a Director of Rehabilitation (DOR) who is a licensed Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech-Language Pathologist to lead and oversee the therapy programs at both MorningStar of Albuquerque and MorningStar of Rio Rancho.

This is an exciting multi-site leadership opportunity for a clinically engaged professional who enjoys developing teams, building relationships, and creating strong therapy programs across multiple communities.

The Director of Rehabilitation will oversee Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology services at both locations, ensuring consistent clinical standards, effective operations, appropriate utilization, and meaningful resident outcomes.

This leader will balance clinical expertise with operational oversight, team development, and community partnership. The ideal candidate understands the unique needs of Assisted Living and Memory Care and recognizes that therapy is about more than recovery after an injury or hospitalization. It is about helping residents maintain their abilities, maximize independence, reduce risk, and experience the highest possible quality of life.

You will have the opportunity to lead two therapy programs while building a cohesive, collaborative clinical team across both communities.

What You'll Do

Lead Two Therapy Programs

• Oversee the daily clinical and operational functions of the therapy programs at MorningStar of Albuquerque and MorningStar of Rio Rancho.
• Provide leadership and direction across Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology.
• Establish consistent clinical expectations, workflows, and operational standards across both locations.
• Maintain an active clinical presence as appropriate to your licensed discipline while balancing multi-site leadership responsibilities.
• Oversee caseload development, scheduling, staffing, productivity, and utilization across both communities.
• Ensure appropriate clinical coverage and continuity of services at each location.
• Partner with Prava leadership to evaluate program performance, identify opportunities, and support continued growth.
• Maintain regular presence at both communities, with the ability to travel between Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.

Develop and Support Your Teams

• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and develop PT, OT, and SLP clinicians as program needs evolve.
• Provide clinical guidance and leadership to clinicians across both locations.
• Establish clear expectations for communication, accountability, productivity, documentation, and resident experience.
• Promote collaboration between disciplines and consistency in clinical care.
• Support clinicians in developing individualized treatment approaches that reflect each resident's goals, abilities, and care needs.
• Identify staffing needs, support retention, and develop strategies to maintain appropriate clinical coverage.
• Foster a positive team culture centered on clinical excellence, teamwork, and meaningful outcomes.
• Build a strong multidisciplinary therapy team that understands the unique opportunities and challenges of senior living.
• Build a Proactive, Resident-Centered Therapy Program

Develop therapy services that support residents in maintaining independence, function, communication, cognition, and quality of life.

Identify opportunities for early intervention when residents experience changes in strength, balance, mobility, endurance, swallowing, cognition, communication, or daily function.

Establish strong relationships with residents, families, community leadership, nursing, and other appropriate care partners.

Promote awareness of therapy services and help residents and families understand how PT, OT, and ST can support individual goals.

Collaborate with community teams to identify opportunities for functional wellness, resident engagement, and fall prevention.

Develop programming and educational opportunities focused on mobility, strength, balance, safety, communication, cognition, and functional independence.

• Support residents in remaining engaged in the activities, routines, and interests that make life meaningful.
• Identify opportunities to improve access to therapy services and strengthen utilization across both communities.

Maintain Clinical Excellence and Operational Accountability

• Oversee clinical documentation, plans of care, treatment quality, and regulatory compliance across all three disciplines.
• Monitor clinical outcomes, caseload activity, productivity, and program performance at both locations.
• Review opportunities for improved scheduling, service utilization, staffing, and continuity of care.
• Support consistent clinical processes and communication across the therapy team.
• Partner with Prava leadership to review performance metrics, address barriers, and establish actionable goals.

Ensure therapy services are delivered in accordance with professional standards, applicable regulations, and individual resident needs.

Identify opportunities to improve clinical and operational performance while maintaining a resident-centered approach.

Clinical Leadership Across Three Disciplines

• We welcome a licensed Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech-Language Pathologist who brings strong clinical judgment, leadership ability, and a passion for helping older adults maintain and regain independence.
• Physical Therapy (PT)

Provide Clinical Leadership Supporting

• Functional mobility, strength, and endurance.
• Balance, coordination, and fall prevention.
• Transfers, gait, and safe movement throughout the community.
• Functional recovery following illness, injury, hospitalization, or a change in condition.
• Confidence and independence with mobility.
• Occupational Therapy (OT)

Provide Clinical Leadership Supporting

• Independence with activities of daily living and everyday routines.
• Upper extremity function, coordination, and functional strength.
• Cognitive and functional skills that support daily participation.
• Apartment safety, adaptive equipment use, and environmental modifications.
• Compensatory strategies that support independence as needs change.
• Speech-Language Pathology (ST)

Provide Clinical Leadership Supporting

• Communication and cognitive-linguistic function.
• Memory, attention, problem-solving, and executive functioning.
• Swallowing and dysphagia management.
• Safe and effective mealtime participation.
• Strategies that support communication, engagement, and quality of life.
• Education and recommendations for residents, families, and care partners.

Regardless of your licensed discipline, you will be responsible for fostering a collaborative environment where PT, OT, and ST work together to support the whole resident.

What Makes Senior Living Different?

Both MorningStar communities provide an opportunity to support residents across Assisted Living and Memory Care. Each setting presents different clinical needs and opportunities for therapy involvement.

Assisted Living: Help residents maintain or regain independence with daily activities, safe mobility, transfers, communication, cognition, swallowing, and functional routines. Partner with community team members to identify changes in function and appropriate opportunities for therapy intervention.

Memory Care: Provide individualized, dementia-informed therapy approaches that support engagement, mobility, safety, communication, swallowing, and participation in meaningful daily activities. Partner with caregivers and team members to identify practical strategies that support resident function and quality of life.

MorningStar's Lavender Sky philosophy emphasizes meeting each resident where they are, offering unwavering support, and creating opportunities for meaningful engagement.

We are looking for a leader who can bring that philosophy into the therapy programs through individualized, functional interventions that meet residents where they are.

You'll help your teams look beyond diagnoses and focus on what each resident can do—and what may help them do more.

• You'll Have Two Communities—Not Just Two Therapy Departments
• This role requires someone who enjoys building relationships, developing partnerships, and becoming a familiar, trusted presence at both communities.
• You'll work alongside community leadership and other team members to:
• Establish strong relationships with both Executive Directors and community leadership tea