Neurological Physical Therapist (PT), Day Shift, Outpatient Rehab

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Rockville Rehabilitation is hiring a Physical Therapist for its Outpatient Rehabilitation department. The therapist performs examinations and evaluations, establishes diagnoses, prognoses, and plans of care, and provides or supervises therapy interventions for patients with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs. Work may take place in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings, with flexibility to work at any rehabilitation site as needed. The therapist involves patients and appropriate others in care planning, evaluates progress, reexamines patients as needed, and adjusts or discontinues treatment as appropriate. The role also includes discharge planning and coordination with other disciplines, documentation and communication with the care team, and supervision of assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers. The therapist manages scheduling and caseload concerns, attends team meetings, participates in performance improvement and professional development activities, and educates consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public about therapy. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week day-shift position with a flexible schedule and no weekend requirements. Qualified candidates may receive a $10,000 sign-on bonus paid in three installments, subject to eligibility. H-1B visa transfer sponsorship can be considered.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

One year of rehabilitation experience preferred.
Applications from new graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

Perform initial examinations and evaluations to establish impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care before intervention.
Provide or direct and supervise therapy interventions consistent with examination findings, diagnosis, prognosis, and the plan of care.
Involve patients and appropriate others in planning, implementing, and assessing the plan of care; reexamine patients as needed and modify or discontinue care appropriately.
Plan patient discharge in consultation with appropriate disciplines, considering goals and outcomes and arranging follow-up or referrals as appropriate.
Communicate, coordinate, and document patient management, including evaluations, treatment, responses, barriers, status changes, reexaminations, and discharge or discontinuation.
Supervise and direct patient-care activities of assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage the schedule to accommodate census and patient-load changes and inform management of caseload-management issues.
Attend team meetings and communicate patient status effectively, using the medical record or consulting other treating therapists as needed.
Complete individual and assigned hospital performance-improvement and professional-development activities.
Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public about the purposes and benefits of therapy.

Benefits

$10,000 sign-on bonus, paid in three installments, for eligible candidates.
Work-life balance through nonrotating shifts.
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise.
Free employee parking.
Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents effective on the date of hire.
Employer-paid short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D; short-term disability buy-up available.
Paid time off.
Employer retirement contribution and match after one year of eligible employment, with a three-year vesting period.
Voluntary benefits, including flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long-term care, and critical illness and accident insurance.
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program support.