Physical Therapist, Inpatient (Acute Care)

VHC Health • Arlington, VA

2d • $43 - $69 • Onsite

About The Position

VHC Health is seeking a Physical Therapist to work in its inpatient acute-care setting. Therapists are embedded in hospital units, allowing them to focus on specific patient populations and service lines while remaining part of a collaborative inpatient team. Therapists may treat orthopedic, oncology, cardiac, medical/surgical, neurology, ICU, and trauma patients according to hospital needs.

The role includes a comprehensive onboarding process, a designated mentorship program, and ongoing coaching from a Senior Physical Therapist beyond the first 90 days. Inpatient therapists collaborate across the Rehabilitation Department and with other departments in daily interdisciplinary care coordination. They also participate in hospital-wide initiatives and service-line committees focused on activity and mobility promotion, fall prevention, delirium prevention, hospital-acquired pressure injury prevention, and care for trauma, postoperative, and stroke patients.

VHC Health describes a supportive team culture, flexible schedules, professional growth and career advancement opportunities, and a clinical ladder. The organization is advancing and expanding its inpatient services, offering opportunities to contribute to changes in rehabilitation services.

The position requires a bachelor's degree in physical therapy, Virginia licensure as a Physical Therapist, and BLS certification. A master's degree or doctorate in physical therapy and one year of physical therapy experience are preferred. VHC Health offers medical, dental, and vision coverage subject to eligibility requirements, along with wellness and retirement benefits. Compensation is determined using factors such as qualifications, training and experience, skills, applicable shift differentials, internal equity, and market conditions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in physical therapy.
• Licensed as a Physical Therapist by the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
• BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or doctorate in physical therapy.
• One year of experience in physical therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy to inpatient populations, potentially including orthopedic, oncology, cardiac, medical/surgical, neurology, ICU, and trauma patients.
• Participate in daily interdisciplinary care coordination with Rehabilitation Department colleagues and other departments.
• Contribute to hospital-wide activity and mobility promotion, fall prevention, delirium prevention, and hospital-acquired pressure injury prevention initiatives.
• Participate in trauma, postoperative, and stroke service-line steering committees.
• Deliver patient and client management within the applicable professional, jurisdictional, and personal scope of physical therapy practice.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Dental coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Wellness benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Flexible schedules.
• Designated mentorship and ongoing coaching.
• Professional growth and career advancement opportunities, including a clinical ladder.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level