Assistant Vice President, Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy

Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Job Description:
Assistant Vice President, Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy
Position Summary

Genesis has built something genuinely rare: a full-spectrum MSK platform — surgery, therapy, imaging, and everything in between —operating across 16 clinics in Chicagoland, serving Medicaid patients at scale, and proving every day that accessible care and excellent care are the same thing.

The surgical side is humming. The clinical model is proven. Nowwe'reready to build rehabilitation into the platform it was always supposed to be — tightly integrated, protocol-driven, financially sustainable, and deeply accessible to the patients who need it most.

That'sthe AVP of PT & OT job. Andit'sone of the most consequential operational leadership roles at Genesis right now.

The Role

You'llown everything across PT and OT — strategy, operations, finance, talent, clinical quality, and growth — across a multi-site therapy operation that'sexpanding fast.

You'llreport directly to the COO, manage Clinic Managers and therapy office staff, and sit at the intersection of clinical excellence and operational performance.

Thisisn'ta pure desk job.

You'll maintain
10–25% direct clinical productivity— staying close to the floor, modeling expectations, and keeping your instincts sharp. The best operational leaders in healthcare never fully leave the clinic, and wedon'twant you to.

What You'll Drive

Operations

• Own day-to-day operations across all PT/OT clinics: staffing, scheduling, patient throughput, and workflow standardization that actually scales

• Integrate therapy seamlessly with orthopedic clinics — reducing referral leakage and keeping patients inside the Genesis care pathway

• Build coverage models thatwork:in-person, hybrid, and tele-rehabilitation where the evidence and the patient population support it

Growth & Access

• Expand the PT/OT footprint across Chicago and surrounding markets —identifying new locations based on referral patterns and payer mix

• Build systems that ruthlesslyoptimizespeed-to-first-visitand patient retention

• Extend hours, add sites, and remove every friction point that stands between a patient and their first appointment

Clinical Integration

• Partner with Genesis surgeons, PM&R physicians, and APPs to build protocol-driven rehabilitation pathways by diagnosis and procedure

• Embed PT/OT early — prehabilitation, conservative management, post-operative care — so therapy is part of the patient journey from the start, not an afterthought

• Alignutilizationwith evidence-based guidelines and value-based care objectives

Financial Performance

• Own the P&L for PT/OT service lines: revenue, expenses, contribution margin

• Optimize therapist productivity and reimbursement performance

• Build prior authorization discipline—timely submissions, minimal denials, tight alignment between approved visits and care plans

• Drive conservative management strategies that reduce total cost of care — for the patient and the system

Data & Analytics

• Build and continuously refine operational dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility intowhat'sworking and whatisn't

• Define and own KPIs across the therapy organization: visits per case, units per visit, therapist productivity, days to first visit, cancellation rates, referral conversion, authorization turnaround, functional outcomes, patient satisfaction

• Create a culture of data transparency where every Clinic Manager knows their numbers and owns their performance

Talent

• Recruit, develop, andretainhigh-performing PT and OT clinicians and leaders across all markets

• Build andmaintainacademic partnerships with PT/OT programs to keep the hiring pipeline full

• Coach Clinic Managers to operational, financial, and clinical success

• Develop scalable staffing models — effectiveutilizationof PTAs, COTAs, and support staff — that grow with the platform

Strategic Execution

• Run
  90-day OKRsfor yourself and your direct reports, aligned to the broader organizational priorities

• Drive disciplined execution against growth, operational, and financial targets — quarter after quarter

Who We're Looking For

You'rea licensed PT or OT in Illinois (or getting there) with 7+ years of progressive leadership experience…