Inpatient Physical Therapist

Intermountain Health • Lehi, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position screens, tests, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats injuries, diseases, and disabilities using physical therapy procedures and modalities in accordance with standard practices. The therapist consults with, educates, and trains patients, families, and caregivers, and collaborates with care teams and stakeholders to provide quality, patient-centered care. The role is on the inpatient rehabilitation team at Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi, Utah, in a salaried 30-hour-per-week position scheduled Wednesday through Friday, with some weekend and holiday rotation. The position offers full-time benefit premiums despite the reduced workweek.

The therapist provides skilled services and develops care plans and specific goals based on patient assessments, diagnoses, histories, and physician referrals. The role includes patient care and education, documentation and billing, communication with patients and care providers, supervision of support staff and students, continuing education, quality improvement, participation in meetings and utilization reviews, and contributions to program development and marketing. The position requires physical activity including patient transfers and transport, walking, lifting and carrying supplies and equipment, and working in busy clinical spaces.

Requirements

• Current Physical Therapist license in the states where the employee works.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• Basic computer skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Skill sets and experience with the target population of the job setting.
• Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record, as applicable to the role and assigned work location.

Responsibilities

• Promote Intermountain Health’s mission, vision, and values and abide by service standards.
• Provide skilled physical therapy services and maintain knowledge of standard practices for different patient groups.
• Conduct evaluations and treatments according to professional standards, considering diagnosis, history, and physician referrals.
• Develop care plans with specific goals based on patient assessments.
• Meet established productivity standards for the department or service line.
• Maintain thorough and timely patient records in accordance with regulations and facility policies.
• Complete patient billing accurately and promptly.
• Communicate with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare providers about patient needs and goals.
• Support smooth operations and optimal use of rehabilitation services.
• Manage patient care and education, including supervising assistants, aides, office staff, and students.
• Participate in and promote continuing education for self and staff, and pursue learning opportunities in accordance with licensure requirements.
• Engage in quality improvement, including safe equipment use and improvements to clinical outcomes, patient access, patient experience, and the Intermountain Operating Model.
• Participate in utilization review audits.
• Participate in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups in collaboration or consensus with the leader.
• Contribute to program development and marketing strategies to grow the physical therapy program and achieve department goals.
• Lift and move as needed to transfer patients; bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.
• Walk and assist with transporting or ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
• Push or pull gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.

Benefits

• Full-time benefit premiums despite the reduced workweek.
• A comprehensive benefits package covering programs intended to support wellness across physical, mental, financial, social, and personal well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed