Physical Therapist-Ortho Center

Sentara Hospitals•Harrisonburg, VA

About The Position

The Physical Therapist assesses, plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs to improve functional mobility, relieve pain, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury. The role provides age-appropriate education to clients and caregivers and supervises and assumes responsibility for care provided by identified team members. The Physical Therapist selects and performs appropriate assessment procedures, establishes and updates formal plans of care to address individual patient needs, and performs modalities and therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures. The role provides effective patient and family instruction through standardized educational programs or individualized training, maintains collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and families to improve outcomes, and works productively and efficiently in daily operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Physical Therapy License required.
Perform modalities and therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs to improve mobility, relieve pain, and improve or correct disabling conditions.
Provide age-appropriate education for clients and caregivers.
Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided by identified team members.
Select and perform appropriate assessment procedures.
Establish and update formal plans of care to address individual patient needs.
Perform modalities and therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures.
Provide effective instruction to patients and families through standardized educational programs or individualized training.
Maintain collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and family members to improve patient outcomes.
Work productively and efficiently in daily operations.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid time off and sick leave
Paid parental and family caregiver leave
Emergency backup care
Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans
Life insurance
401(k)/403(b) with employer match
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Student debt pay down up to $10,000
Pet insurance
Legal resources plan
Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
Paid holidays
Educational assistance or student loan repayment
Voluntary benefits
Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities