Physical Therapist (PT), Day Shift, Inpatient Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Rehabilitation - Rockville is seeking an experienced Physical Therapist for its Inpatient Rehabilitation department. This role is crucial in extending God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The Physical Therapist will perform initial examinations and evaluations to establish diagnoses, prognoses, and plans of care for patients in inpatient rehabilitation settings. They will provide and direct therapy interventions, involving patients and their families in the care plan, and re-evaluate patients as needed to track progress and modify care. The role also includes planning for patient discharge in consultation with other disciplines, coordinating follow-up care, and discontinuing therapy when patients can no longer benefit or progress. Effective communication and documentation with the care team are essential, as is supervising rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers. The therapist will manage their schedule to accommodate patient census and load, attend team meetings, and be responsible for professional development and educating others about physical therapy.

Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program
1 year of site-specific experience preferred
Experience with complex Neurological patients preferred
Active Maryland License
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Nice To Haves

1 year of site-specific experience
Experience with complex Neurological patients

Responsibilities

Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic rehabilitation needs in inpatient rehabilitation settings.
Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
Involve the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care, and reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue physical therapy services.
In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral.
Discontinue intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the physical therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
Communicate, coordinate, and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated.
Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load, and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
Be responsible for individual professional development activities.
Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, students, and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.

Benefits

Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Free Employee parking
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support