Orthopedic Physical Therapist, Day Shift, Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Germantown, MD

9d•$35 - $60

About The Position

Germantown seeks an experienced Physical Therapist for its Rehabilitation Department. The therapist provides physical therapy services to people with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings and may flex to other rehabilitation sites as needed. The role includes examining and evaluating patients, establishing diagnoses, prognoses, and plans of care, and providing or supervising therapy interventions. The therapist works with patients, their appropriate support people, and the care team to plan, implement, assess, and revise care; plan discharges and follow-up; and document patient management. The therapist also supervises assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers, manages the patient schedule and caseload, attends team meetings, and pursues professional development. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with flexible scheduling on day shifts and no on-call requirement. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered subject to eligibility and payment conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in an outpatient rehabilitation setting is preferred.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of experience in an outpatient rehabilitation setting.

Responsibilities

Perform initial examinations and evaluations to establish impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care before intervention for patients with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings; flex to other rehabilitation sites as needed.
Provide or direct and supervise therapy interventions consistent with examination and evaluation findings, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
Involve patients and appropriate others in planning, implementing, and assessing the plan of care; reexamine patients as needed and modify or discontinue services based on status and progress.
Plan for patient discharge in consultation with appropriate disciplines, considering goals and expected outcomes, and arrange appropriate follow-up or referral.
Discontinue intervention when a patient cannot continue to progress toward goals or will no longer benefit from therapy, coordinating with the referring provider or team where indicated.
Communicate, coordinate, and document patient management, including evaluations, diagnosis, prognosis, plans of care, interventions, responses, barriers, status changes, reexamination, and discharge or discontinuation.
Supervise and direct assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers in patient care activities.
Manage the schedule to accommodate changes in census and patient load, and inform management of caseload-management issues.
Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, consulting the medical record or other treating therapists as needed.
Participate in individual professional development activities.

Benefits

$10,000 sign-on bonus, paid in three installments at 90 days, 1 year, and 2 years after hire, subject to eligibility.
Work-life balance through nonrotating shifts.
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise.
Free employee parking.
Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents effective on the date of hire.
Employer-paid short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D; short-term disability buy-up is available.
Paid time off.
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1 year of eligible employment, with a 3-year vesting period.
Voluntary benefits including flexible spending accounts, legal plans, life, pet, auto, home, long-term care, and critical illness and accident insurance.
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program support.