Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab Unit - Hartford Hospital

Hartford HealthCare•Hartford, CT

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a dedicated and caring Physical Therapist (PT) to join its state-of-the-art Inpatient Rehab Unit within Hartford Hospital. This unit features 26 private inpatient rooms, providing patients with ongoing acute medical management, 24-hour rehabilitative nursing care, and the latest rehab techniques. The goal is to deliver personalized, coordinated care in a healing environment to shorten length of stay and facilitate a quicker, healthier return home. The position involves treating patients with various diagnoses, with a particular focus on stroke, traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, and other neurological conditions. The unit fosters a collaborative interdisciplinary team atmosphere and approach to patient care, offering a special inpatient rehab setting with access to opportunities and benefits available within a system that provides a full continuum of rehab care.

Requirements

Graduate of Physical Therapy Program from an accredited American Physical Therapy Association school, with a BS, MS or Doctoral degree.
Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT).

Nice To Haves

Inpatient rehabilitation experience

Responsibilities

Independently evaluate patients to determine treatment strategies.
Deliver and/or delegate services that identify, prevent, remediate, and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain, with emphasis on physical dysfunction.
Utilize evaluation skills and techniques, patient analysis, and therapeutic application of physical and chemical agents, exercise, and other procedures to maximize patient's functional independence.
Conduct evaluations involving strength, motor control, joint mobility, soft tissue integrity, pain, balance, coordination, posture, cardiopulmonary function, endurance, gait, and functional abilities in activities of daily living.