Physical Therapist, PRN, Outpatient

American Addiction Centers • North Wilkesboro, NC

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This PRN Physical Therapist position is in an outpatient setting. The role involves providing patient care assessment and treatment, ensuring evaluations and treatments are comprehensive and functional according to the Standard of Practice. The therapist will use sound professional judgment to interpret evaluation results and establish treatment plans with realistic goals. Accurate patient documentation, including evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries, is required. The position also entails meeting department financial and productivity standards, adjusting schedules to meet patient and department needs, participating in process management to optimize quality and efficiency, and identifying quality and operational opportunities. Additionally, the role involves promoting professional development and education of other healthcare workers, conducting in-service training, supervising students, and communicating professionally with patients, physicians, staff, and external customers. The therapist must provide appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines and adhere to general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required.
• CPR certification required every two years.

Nice To Haves

• Active member of APTA encouraged, but not required.
• Pediatric experience is a plus.
• Outpatient adult general practice with lymphedema preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care assessment and treatment.
• Ensure patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice.
• Provide sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation.
• Complete written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate.
• Meet department financial and productivity standards.
• Understand the budgeted expectations.
• Maintain productivity standards.
• Adjust individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.
• Participate in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services.
• Identify quality and operational opportunities.
• Promote professional development and education of other health care workers and provide representation on committees.
• Conduct in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhance safety.
• Supervise physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Communicate in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.
• Provide appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.
• Demonstrate age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.
• Adhere to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Cross training to acute hospital for rotational weekend coverage required.

Benefits

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level