Acute Care Physical Therapist at Northside Gwinnett

Innovative Therapy Concepts • Lawrenceville, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Innovative Therapy Concepts (ITC), a Physical Therapist-owned and operated management organization founded in 2006, partners with Northside Gwinnett to provide therapy services. ITC is seeking a Physical Therapist passionate about acute care, particularly in neuro or ortho trauma. While experience in acute critical care is beneficial, it's not required. The role involves mobilizing patients in the ICU and progressive care units, often dealing with complex medical states and multiple lines. Therapists will clinically problem-solve complex orthopedic injuries, focusing on mobilization, discharge needs, and therapeutic progression. Key qualities sought include teamwork, excellent communication, multitasking ability, and flexibility.

Requirements

• Graduate from a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program
• Physical Therapist with a strong drive to learn and grow
• Candidate with a strong emphasis on patient care, quality, outcomes, and efficiency
• Responsible individual with a solid work ethic
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Adaptability: adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, accepts criticism and feedback, changes approach or method to best fit the situation
• Business Ethics and Compliance: upholds organizational values, performs duties in an ethical manner, understands and respects patients’ and customers’ rights, adheres to rules, regulations and policies, operates within scope of position
• Customer Service: displays courtesy and sensitivity, manages difficult or emotional customer situations, meets commitments, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service
• Dependability: responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, commits to doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, meets attendance and punctuality guidelines
• Safety and Security: observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, uses equipment and materials properly, reports potential unsafe conditions
• Communications: expresses ideas and thoughts verbally, expresses ideas and thoughts in written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others adequately informed, selects and uses appropriate communication methods
• Cooperation: establishes and maintains effective relations, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations, works actively to resolve conflicts
• Initiative: volunteers readily, undertakes self-development activities, seeks increased responsibilities, takes independent actions and calculated risks, looks for and takes advantage of opportunities, asks for help when needed
• Job Knowledge: competent in required job skills and knowledge, exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills, keeps abreast of current developments, requires minimal supervision, displays understanding of how job relates to others, uses resources effectively
• Judgment: displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision making process, makes timely decisions
• Planning and Organization: prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, integrates changes smoothly, sets goals and objectives
• Problem Solving: identifies problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, resolves problems in early stages, works well in group problem solving situations
• Quality: demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, monitors own work to ensure quality
• Use of Technology: demonstrated skills, adapts to new technologies, troubleshoots technological problems, uses technology to increase productivity, keeps technical skills up to date
• Technical Competencies: Use of intranet, Microsoft Outlook, Current EMR, MD Portal, Lawson, NetLearning, Microsoft Office Products, therapy related equipment, software and patient education resources.
• Daily operation and basic maintenance of office equipment and machines such as phone system, fax, copier, etc.
• Must maintain CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in acute critical care areas of the hospital
• Experience in neuro or ortho trauma

Responsibilities

• Appropriately assesses and examines patients with varying diagnoses according to PT scope of practice.
• Treats patient within the PT scope of practice.
• Teaches patients how to use and care for orthotic, prosthetic devices, and other assistive apparati.
• Provides education to patients, caregivers and associates regarding PT interventions, safety, community resources and outcomes.
• Recommends appropriate adaptive equipment for ambulation and functional mobility.
• Coordinates and leads groups.
• Attends and participates in care planning meetings as assigned.
• Communicates and collaborates with all customers and interdisciplinary team members.
• Maintains gym area and equipment.
• Contributes to profits and revenues including marketing and productivity.
• Participates in budget development and cost saving efforts.
• Serves on performance improvement teams.
• Participates in community services.
• Supervises treatment and documentation of the physical therapy assistant.
• Delegates treatment tasks to PTAs and aides in accordance with PT state practice guidelines.
• Provides care and documentation in accordance with regulatory, legal, and reimbursement guidelines.
• Accepts responsibility for own growth and development through inservices, required programs and continuing education.
• Complies with all established hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains CPR certification.
• Assumes responsibility for completing all assignments and tasks in a timely and cost efficient manner.
• Performs other duties as required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus weekly productivity bonus
• Excellent benefits package, including 401k with company match - Vested from day one
• $1,000 continuing education allotment
• Reimbursement for licensure and membership dues
• Wellness Program where we reimburse up to $30 a month towards gym membership as well as participation in active community events (5 K’s/Fun Runs/Mud Runs/Triathlons/etc.)
• Clinical Mentorship targeting the development of your clinical skillset
• Career Development through the ITC Elevate Program focused on both personal and professional growth.
• Referral Program issuing up to $8,000 for the referral of another team member

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level