Physical Therapist, Outpatient

Advocate Health • Thomasville, NC

14d • $38 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist provides outpatient rehabilitation care at Thomasville. The role includes assessing patients, developing and carrying out comprehensive treatment plans, setting realistic goals with patients and significant others, monitoring responses to treatment, recommending the next level of care, and promoting quality outcomes. The therapist also maintains complete and accurate patient documentation, meets department productivity and financial standards, contributes to process improvement, communicates effectively with patients and colleagues, and supports the education and professional development of other health care workers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, or Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from an accredited physical therapy school.
• Current licensure in the applicable state.
• CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level C.

Responsibilities

• Follow hospital and departmental policies and procedures and contribute to a cooperative work environment and the overall quality of services.
• Provide patient assessments and treatments according to professional standards; interpret evaluation results, establish treatment plans and realistic goals, recognize changes in a patient's physiologic state, and recommend the next level of care.
• Encourage patients and significant others to participate in goal setting and help ensure quality patient outcomes.
• Supervise support staff assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback.
• Complete accurate, legible, and timely evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, patient and family education documentation, charges, departmental statistics, and ICD-10 codes as appropriate; maintain systematic patient records.
• Meet department financial and productivity standards, understand budgeted expectations, and adjust schedules to meet patient and departmental needs.
• Identify quality and operational improvement opportunities, participate in process management, communicate barriers to a supervisor, and research and suggest evidence-based practices.
• Promote professional development and education by conducting in-service training, sharing clinical expertise, and representing the profession on committees.
• Communicate professionally and promptly with patients, physicians, staff, and external customers; respond to staff questions, share information from seminars, and inform the supervisor about issues and resolutions.
• Provide age- and developmentally appropriate care, apply relevant knowledge when assessing patients, interpret responses to treatment accurately, and maintain related competencies through continuing learning.
• Provide intermittent Saturday clinic coverage, approximately one half-day every eight weeks.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay may be available for shift, on-call, and other work; incentive pay is available for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time