Jonathan Sanders

About Jonathan Sanders

I am a senior healthcare executive with deep experience leading complex, multi-site clinical operations and delivering measurable financial and operational results. I specialize in scaling healthcare delivery platforms, optimizing clinical performance into sustainable revenue, and improving per-patient economics across Skilled Nursing Facilities, Acute Rehabilitation Hospitals, Hospitals, Assisted Living, and other diverse care settings.My leadership philosophy centers on teaching, accountability, and continuous development, and I have a proven track record of building high-performing teams that execute with clarity and purpose. I am highly fluent in Rehabilitation Medicine, Medicare, PDPM, MDS, and multi-payer reimbursement models, with the ability to translate clinical complexity into compliant, efficient, and scalable operations.I bring strong expertise in executive leadership, provider affiliation strategy, physician alignment, operational planning, budgeting, and performance measurement. I am particularly effective at aligning patient-centered care, regulatory compliance, and value-based strategies to drive growth, quality improvement, and market expansion while strengthening organizational sustainability.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations

   medrina

   Dec 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   I lead national clinical operations for the largest US physician-owned physiatry group, supporting 900+ providers across 43 states and overseeing a $314M Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation platform spanning post-acute, acute, and specialty services. I drove a 643% increase in annual visit volume, scaling from 469K to 3.5M visits through disciplined hiring, training, and operational standardization. I streamlined EMR, documentation, onboarding, and credentialing to accelerate productivity and speed to revenue, launched an offshore medical scribe program that improved productivity by 10–15%, and implemented a national LMS to strengthen compliance and performance. I also led revenue cycle and payer optimization initiatives aligned to Medicare and PDPM, generating up to $70 per patient day in additional revenue for SNF partners.

Education

• University of Evansville

  Master of Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy

• University of Evansville

  Master; Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy; Physical Therapy