Physical Therapist 2 - Acute Care - Harborview (100% FTE, Days)

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

1d•$51 - $73•Onsite

About The Position

Harborview Rehab Therapies is hiring a Physical Therapist 2 to provide physical therapy in acute care. The role assesses, plans, administers, evaluates, and safely delivers therapy to a caseload ranging from routine to complex patient situations. The therapist provides skilled, timely, and effective care; progresses treatment goals; educates patients and families; and collaborates with other disciplines to coordinate continuity of care from admission through discharge. The therapist works with patients and treatment teams to plan and document treatment programs, participate in team rounds, provide patient and support-system education, recommend equipment, and work effectively with physical therapist assistants. The role also includes educating physical therapy staff and other healthcare professionals in areas of expertise. Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility and the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center. It provides specialized care to patients across the Pacific Northwest and is a teaching hospital and research center. UW Medicine describes its multidisciplinary rehabilitation team as centered on compassion and innovation.

Requirements

Current Washington State license to practice as a Physical Therapist.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law, unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
Equivalent education or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except where legal requirements, such as licensure, certification, or registration, apply.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, administer, evaluate, and safely provide physical therapy to a caseload of patients with routine to complex problems and situations.
Demonstrate working knowledge of disease processes, precautions, typical medical treatments and diagnostic procedures, functional abilities, complications, and implications of long-term deficits related to diagnoses treated in the service area.
Plan treatment programs with the patient and treatment team.
Document interventions and treatment strategies in required organizational systems, including assessments, measurable criteria, goals, treatment methods, home programs, and changes based on patient response.
Participate in team rounds.
Provide patients and their support systems with home programs and other educational information before therapy intervention ends.
Recommend and justify equipment needs for patients.
Work effectively with physical therapist assistants by assigning appropriate patients, supervising treatment plans, and providing necessary information.
Educate other physical therapy staff and healthcare professionals in areas of expertise within physical therapy.