Physical Therapist 2 - Per Diem / Days
About The Position
Harborview Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Therapies department is hiring a per diem Physical Therapist 2 to assess, plan, administer, evaluate, and provide safe physical therapy for patients with needs ranging from routine to complex. The therapist provides skilled, timely, and effective patient care; progresses treatment goals; educates patients and families; and collaborates with other disciplines to coordinate continuity of care from admission through discharge. UW Medicine Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary team focused on compassionate, innovative care and works with specialists to support each patient’s recovery. Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility and the region’s only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, serving patients throughout the Pacific Northwest, including vulnerable residents of King County.
Requirements
- Current Washington State license to practice as a Physical Therapist.
- A bachelor’s degree from a recognized school of physical therapy or completion of a Physical Therapy program; equivalent education or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications, except where legal requirements apply.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law, subject to applicable state or federal restrictions.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate working knowledge of disease processes, precautions, typical medical treatment 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 assessments, measurable criteria, goals, treatment methods, home programs, and adjustments to plans based on patient response in required organizational systems.
- Participate in team rounds and provide educational information to patients and their support systems before therapy intervention ends.
- Provide home programs and other educational information to patients and their support systems 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.
- Provide education and training to physical therapy staff and other healthcare professionals in areas of expertise within physical therapy.
Benefits
- Benefits information is available for temporary, per diem, and less-than-half-time positions at the linked UW benefits page.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
