Physical Therapist | Acute Rehab South Tower | Days | Part-time

UF Health•Gainesville, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At UF Health, our skilled team strives to maximize physical performance while addressing cognitive and psychosocial components of care to achieve the best functional outcomes. This setting offers an array of service areas in three locations in Gainesville, Florida. The UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital (HVNM) provides care to patients in Cardiac, Vascular surgery, Thoracic surgery, Heart and Lung Transplant, Neurosurgery, and Neurology. The UF Health Shands Hospital and Shands Children's Hospital (NT) provides service to the Adult General Medical /Surgical population, IMC and ICU, as well as specialty adult services including Burn/BICU and ENT/Plastic Surgery. The Shands Children's Hospital is also located in the North Tower and provides service to patients from neonate up to older peds, including general pediatrics, NICU, PICU and PCICU. The UF Health Cancer Hospital and Medical Center (ST) offers Cancer and Cancer-related services, and is the main hospital for Orthopedics and Trauma services. The Adult ED, Renal and Liver Transplant, and a surgical ICU are all located in this facility. UF Health is a Level 1 trauma center and teaching hospital, an NCI-designated cancer institute, and a U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Medical Network provider with multi-disciplinary rehab centers.

Requirements

Bachelors or higher as designated by professional license
Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with others and work as a team
Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Florida.
Employees in this position: Will operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a 'non-frequent driver'

Nice To Haves

Experience or fieldwork in the acute setting preferred
New graduates welcome

Responsibilities

Provide rehabilitation services in the Acute setting, working to create and customize the best course of treatment for conditions that limit a patient's ability to move, be active, communicate, swallow, and complete daily tasks and activities.