Physical Therapist, Acute/Outpatient, Weekends
About The Position
The Physical Therapist provides acute and outpatient rehabilitation care, conducting comprehensive patient assessments and treatments in accordance with professional standards. The role develops realistic treatment goals with patients and their significant others, monitors changes in patients’ physiologic states, recommends the next level of care, and works to ensure quality patient outcomes. The therapist also directs and provides feedback to support staff assisting with patient care. The position maintains accurate, timely, and legible patient documentation, including evaluations, progress and discharge notes, education, charges, statistics, and applicable ICD-10 codes. It follows hospital and department policies and contributes to quality and operational improvement, productivity and financial standards, professional education, and effective communication with patients, families, physicians, colleagues, and external customers. Care must be appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs. This is a full-time position of 32 hours per week, with a schedule consisting of a weekend rotation of two weekend days and two weekdays.
Requirements
- B.S., M.S., or D.P.T. degree from an accredited physical therapy school.
- Current licensure in the applicable state.
- CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level C.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive patient assessments and treatments according to the Standard of Practice.
- Use professional judgment to interpret evaluation results and establish treatment plans with realistic goals.
- Encourage patients and significant others to participate in setting goals.
- Recognize and respond to changes in a patient’s physiologic state, recommend the next level of care, and promote quality patient outcomes.
- Supervise support staff assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback.
- Complete accurate, timely, legible evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, and documentation of education, charges, departmental statistics, and applicable ICD-10 codes; maintain systematically organized patient records.
- Meet departmental financial and productivity standards, understand budget expectations, and adjust schedules to meet patient and department needs.
- Identify quality and operational improvement opportunities, participate in process management, communicate progress and barriers to a supervisor, and suggest evidence-based practices.
- Promote professional development and education among health care workers, including conducting in-service training and sharing clinical expertise with therapists, students, and other health care professionals.
- Communicate professionally and promptly with patients, families, physicians, staff, and external customers; share relevant information and raise issues and potential resolutions with a supervisor.
- Provide care appropriate to patients’ age and developmental needs, applying relevant knowledge in assessment and treatment and maintaining competence in growth, development, and aging.
- Follow hospital and departmental policies and procedures and contribute to a cooperative work environment and the overall quality of services.
- Keep informed about changes and developments in policies, procedures, and the physical therapy profession.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
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Job Type
Full-time
