Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedics

Advocate Health • High Point, NC

12d • $38 - $57

About The Position

The Physical Therapist provides outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation care at High Point Medical Center. The role includes assessing patients, developing and delivering comprehensive, functional treatment plans, setting realistic goals with patients and significant others, responding to changes in patients’ physiological states, recommending the next level of care, and ensuring quality outcomes. The therapist supervises support staff assisting with patient care.

The position requires accurate, legible, timely documentation of evaluations, progress and discharge notes, patient and family education, charges, departmental statistics, and ICD-10 codes as appropriate. The therapist is expected to meet departmental financial and productivity standards and adjust schedules to meet patient and department needs.

The therapist participates in process management to improve service quality and efficiency, identifies operational and quality opportunities, and researches and suggests evidence-based practices. The role also supports professional development and education by sharing clinical expertise and conducting in-service training. Effective, professional communication with patients, families, physicians, staff, and external customers is essential. Patient care must follow age- and developmental-specific guidelines, supported by ongoing knowledge of growth, development, and aging.

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

• Follow hospital and departmental policies and procedures and contribute to a cooperative work environment and overall service quality.
• Assess and treat patients with comprehensive, functional evaluations and treatment plans consistent with the Standard of Practice.
• Use professional judgment to interpret evaluation results and establish realistic treatment goals with patients and significant others.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patients’ physiological states, recommend the next level of care, and support quality patient outcomes.
• Supervise support staff assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback.
• Complete accurate, legible, timely evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, patient and family education documentation, charges, departmental statistics, and ICD-10 codes as appropriate; maintain systematic patient records.
• Meet departmental budget and productivity expectations and adjust schedules to meet patient and department needs.
• Identify quality and operational opportunities, participate in process management, communicate progress and barriers to the supervisor, and suggest evidence-based practices.
• Promote professional development and education of other health care workers, conduct in-service training, and share clinical expertise with therapists, student affiliates, and other health care professionals.
• Maintain awareness of developments in the profession locally, at the state level, and nationally.
• Communicate professionally and promptly with patients, physicians, staff, and external customers; share information, respond to staff questions, and inform the supervisor of issues and resolutions.
• Provide care according to age- and developmental-specific guidelines, applying relevant knowledge during assessment and treatment and maintaining competence through regular knowledge updates.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Competitive compensation, premium pay for eligible positions, incentive pay for select positions, and the opportunity for annual performance-based increases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time