Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Job in Denton, Texas

Denton, TX Medical Director Opportunity

Company:Lifepoint Health

Profession/Specialty:Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Location:Denton, Texas, United States

Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent

Job Description

Lifepoint Rehabilitation, in partnership with Texas Health Resources, is preparing to bring a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital to Denton, Texas, expanding access to specialized rehabilitation services across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The freestanding, 40-private-room hospital is anticipated to open in 2027.
 

We are seeking a Medical Director to help shape the vision, clinical excellence, and future of this new rehabilitation hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for a physician who is passionate about restoring function, improving patient outcomes, and leading a collaborative interdisciplinary team while helping establish a new program from the ground up.

Join two respected healthcare organizations committed to providing high-quality, accessible care to patients recovering from life-changing illnesses and injuries.

About the Opportunity

As Medical Director, you will provide clinical leadership and medical oversight for inpatient rehabilitation services, partnering with hospital leadership and an interdisciplinary team to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care.

The hospital will serve adults recovering from a variety of conditions, including stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, amputations, and other complex medical and functional impairments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide medical leadership and oversight for the inpatient rehabilitation program.

  • Lead and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, case management, and other clinical professionals.

  • Establish and maintain high standards for clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and documentation.

  • Support program development, clinical protocols, and continuous performance improvement initiatives.

  • Promote appropriate patient admissions, individualized treatment planning, and successful discharge outcomes.

  • Collaborate with hospital administration and referral partners to strengthen relationships and support program growth.

  • Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, innovation, and patient-centered care.

Qualifications
  • MD or DO and active or eligible Texas medical license.

  • Board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  • Experience providing clinical leadership or serving in a medical director capacity preferred.

  • Knowledge of inpatient rehabilitation facility regulations, quality standards, and interdisciplinary care delivery.

  • Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.

  • Commitment to clinical excellence, patient outcomes, and collaborative care.


About Lifepoint Rehabilitation

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a leading partner of choice for many major hospital systems in the creation of joint venture operations that are industry-leading in clinical and financial outcomes. Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings proven rehabilitation management and services expertise to help our patients recover and return home quickly from a number of conditions, including strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma

About Texas Health Resources

Texas Health Resources is a faith-based, nonprofit health system that cares for more patients in North Texas than any other provider. With a service area that consists of 16 counties and more than 7 million people, the system is committed to providing quality, coordinated care through its Texas Health Physicians Group and 29 hospital locations under the banners of Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley. Texas Health access points and services, ranging from acute-care hospitals and trauma centers to outpatient facilities and home health and preventive services, provide the full continuum of care for all stages of life. 

 

 

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About Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Denton

Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, and Texas Health Resources announced this week that they have entered into a joint venture partnership to build a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Denton, Texas that is expected to open in 2027. This will be the fifth anticipated joint venture inpatient rehabilitation hospital serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and will be located at I-35 and West University Drive.

“Texas Health is pleased to further expand our collaboration with Lifepoint to increase access to rehabilitation services in the community of Denton,” said DeShon Woods, vice president, Ambulatory Strategic Partnership Operations for Texas Health. “Texas Health’s Mission is to improve the lives of the people in the communities we serve, and one way we do that is by enhancing the quality of life and independence of those who have suffered devastating illness and injuries.”

The new free-standing facility will provide inpatient rehabilitation services for adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, orthopedic surgery, amputation and other conditions. With 40 private rooms, it will expand access to inpatient rehabilitation care in Denton County, addressing a growing regional need.

“We are pleased to expand our partnership once again with Texas Health,” said Russ Bailey, President of Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “We have a shared goal to invest in accessible, high-quality specialty care in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and with our new hospital in Denton, we will take one more meaningful step forward in addressing the growing regional need for inpatient rehabilitation care.”

Construction for the new inpatient rehabilitation hospital is expected to begin this fall with an anticipated opening in 2027.

Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Texas Health jointly own a network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, including Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Worth, Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Keller, and Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington, which is jointly owned by Lifepoint Rehabilitation, Texas Health Resources and Methodist Health System. Last August, Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Texas Health Resources announced plans to open an additional inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Plano, Texas in 2026.

Community InformationDenton, Texas