Physical Therapist - Full Time First Shift

Valley Health System•Winchester, VA

23h

About The Position

As a Therapist I, the Physical Therapist supports Valley Health’s mission and vision by providing high-quality, best-practice services. The role may be based in any rehabilitation setting and is an active member of the interdisciplinary team. The therapist responds to physician referrals, determines patients’ skilled and medically necessary needs, and provides discipline-specific interventions to improve safety and functional independence throughout rehabilitation. The therapist provides feedback to help determine and recommend patients’ progression through the continuum of care. The therapist maintains professional competence, identifies educational needs, and seeks learning opportunities from advanced clinicians and continuing education. The role includes delivering services efficiently and in a timely manner, following licensure, documentation, and billing guidelines, and beginning to identify opportunities for program development and process improvement. The therapist supports departmental, hospital, and organizational initiatives and updates, and communicates professionally and promptly, including through email. Potential clinical settings include acute care (orthopedics, medical/surgical, medical/pulmonary, neurology, cardiac, ICU, step-down, trauma, and NICU for occupational therapy); inpatient rehabilitation (orthopedics, neurology, and trauma); and outpatient services (orthopedics, neurology, pediatrics, women’s health, drivability, vestibular, lymphedema, aquatics, vision, and wound care).

Requirements

Postgraduate certificate, bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree in Physical Therapy.
Virginia or West Virginia physical therapy license, or transitional license, required at time of hire.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider level); appropriate AHA certification is required before completion of orientation.
Basic computer and keyboarding skills, or participation in computer training within the first year of employment.
Ability to interact competently with patients according to their age-specific needs.
Ability to learn and demonstrate entry-level, setting-defined basic competency in discipline-specific interventions.

Responsibilities

Respond to physician referrals and determine patients’ skilled and medically necessary needs.
Provide discipline-specific rehabilitation interventions to improve patients’ safety and functional independence.
Provide feedback and recommendations regarding patients’ progression through the continuum of care.
Maintain professional competence, identify educational needs, and pursue learning opportunities and continuing education.
Deliver rehabilitation services efficiently and in a timely manner while adhering to licensure, documentation, and billing guidelines.
Recognize opportunities for program development and process improvement.
Maintain working knowledge of and support departmental, hospital, and organizational initiatives and updates.
Communicate professionally and promptly, including by email.