Physical Therapist (PT), Per Diem, Outpatient Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Rockville Rehab is seeking an experienced Physical Therapist for its Outpatient Rehabilitation Department. The role supports Adventist HealthCare’s mission to extend God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The therapist may flex to any rehabilitation site as needed and provides care for people with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings. The Physical Therapist examines and evaluates patients to establish an impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care before intervention. The therapist provides or supervises interventions, involves patients and appropriate others in care planning, reassesses patients as needed, and modifies or discontinues the plan of care based on progress and status. In consultation with appropriate disciplines, the therapist plans for discharge and appropriate follow-up or referral. The role also includes communicating, coordinating, and documenting patient management with the care team; supervising assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers; managing the schedule as census and patient load change; attending team meetings; and pursuing individual professional development. This is a per diem, part-time position at $60 per hour, with a day shift schedule, weekend and holiday requirements, and no on-call duty.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program.
Active Maryland Physical Therapist license.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of experience in an inpatient rehabilitation setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial examinations and evaluations to establish an impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care before intervention.
Provide, direct, and supervise therapy interventions consistent with the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
Involve patients and appropriate others in planning, implementing, and assessing the plan of care.
Reexamine patients as needed, evaluate progress or changes in status, and modify the plan of care or discontinue services accordingly.
Plan for patient discharge in consultation with appropriate disciplines, considering goals and outcomes and arranging follow-up or referral as appropriate.
Discontinue intervention when the patient cannot 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 activities and status with care team members as indicated.
Supervise and direct patient care activities of assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage the schedule to accommodate changes in census and patient load and inform management of caseload management issues.
Attend team meetings and communicate patient status effectively, consulting the medical record or other treating therapists as needed.
Participate in individual professional development activities.