Director of Therapy Recruiting

Department: Quality Care Rehab

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

Job Function: Talent Acquisition Leadership
Industry: Healthcare / Rehabilitation Services
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Senior Director of Talent Acquisitions
Role ObjectiveLead and scale a multi-state therapy recruiting function to meet defined workforce targets for Physical Therapists (PT), Assistants (PTA), Occupational Therapists (OT), Assistants (COTA), and Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP).Accountable for full-cycle recruitment strategy, team leadership, workforce analytics, compliance adherence, and performance optimization in a competitive healthcare labor market.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities 

• Develop therapy recruiting strategy aligned with organizational growth plans.
• Forecast hiring demand using turnover data, census trends, and expansion projections.
• Conduct geographic labor market analysis.
• Oversee team of recruiters

Full-Cycle Recruiting Oversight

• Manage sourcing, screening, structured interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Implement standardized interview frameworks.
• Optimize candidate experience while maintaining hiring velocity.

Recruiting Team Leadership

• Lead and develop recruiting team members.
• Establish and monitor KPIs:
• Time-to-fill
• Cost-per-hire
• Offer acceptance rate
• Candidate pipeline conversion rates
• Conduct performance reviews and implement corrective action plans when required.

Data & Analytics

• Build recruiting dashboards.
• Analyze ATS data and hiring funnel metrics.
• Improve sourcing ROI using performance analytics.
• Present executive-level recruiting performance reports.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure state licensure verification for PT, OT, and SLP roles.
• Maintain audit-ready recruitment documentation.
• Partner with HR to ensure compliant onboarding.

Pipeline Development

• Build passive candidate pipelines.
• Implement early-career recruiting initiatives.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Core Leadership Competencies 

• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Data-Driven Leadership
• KPI Management
• Recruiting Operations Management
• Healthcare Talent Acquisition
• Transformational Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Performance Coaching
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Compliance Governance
• Process Standardization
• Labor Market Analytics

Required Technical Skills (Hard Skills)

• Healthcare Recruiting (Therapy, Rehabilitation, Clinical)
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Recruitment Analytics
• Workforce Planning
• Compensation Benchmarking
• Interview Design & Evaluation
• Offer Negotiation
• Multi-State Licensing Knowledge
• Regulatory Compliance (Healthcare Staffing)

Required Soft Skills (Behavioral Competencies)

• Results-Oriented Leadership
• Analytical Decision-Making
• High Accountability
• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Influence
• Coaching & Talent Development
• Process Discipline
• Adaptability in Competitive Labor Markets

Quantifiable Performance IndicatorsPerformance is evaluated using measurable metrics:

• Time-to-fill reduction targets
• Offer acceptance rate improvement
• Quality-of-hire indicators
• 90-day and 1-year retention rates
• Recruiting cost efficiency
• Pipeline health metrics

Experience Requirements

• 3+ years healthcare recruiting experience (therapy or clinical roles required).
• 1+ year recruiting team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated achievement of recruiting KPIs.
• Experience hiring PT, OT, and/or SLP professionals preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred.

Benefits

• 13 Days of PTO and 6 Paid Holidays.
• Plus one free Floating Holiday every year!
• Internal Growth and Leadership Opportunities.
• Mental Wellbeing Support Program.
• Health, Dental, and Vision.
• Retirement benefits (includ