Physical Therapist Acute Weekends

HCA Healthcare • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist helps patients regain strength, restore mobility, and rebuild confidence following illness, injury, or surgery. Working with physicians and the care team, the therapist assesses patient needs and creates personalized therapy plans centered on meaningful goals, active engagement, and patient outcomes. The role uses evidence-based interventions, monitors progress, refines treatment plans, and documents outcomes. It also includes educating patients and families, collaborating across disciplines to support coordinated care and recovery transitions, and mentoring therapy assistants or students while upholding HCA Healthcare’s values of excellence, compassion, and integrity.

Requirements

• Licensed Physical Therapist.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• No experience required.
• No travel required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patient abilities and develop personalized treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the care team.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to restore movement, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life.
• Monitor patient progress, refine therapy plans, and document outcomes accurately and promptly.
• Educate patients and families on exercise programs, adaptive techniques, and safe practices that promote independence.
• Collaborate across disciplines to provide cohesive, patient-centered care and smooth transitions throughout recovery.
• Mentor therapy assistants or students and uphold HCA Healthcare’s values of excellence, compassion, and integrity.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time