Sports Physical Therapist, Day Shift, Outpatient Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

20h•$35 - $60

About The Position

Adventist HealthCare Sports Performance Institute is hiring a Sports Physical Therapist for its Outpatient Rehabilitation department. The role provides physical therapy to people with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings, with flexibility to work at any rehabilitation site as needed. The therapist examines and evaluates patients, establishes diagnoses, prognoses, and plans of care, provides or supervises interventions, monitors progress, and adjusts or discontinues care as appropriate. The position also includes coordinating discharge and follow-up, documenting and communicating patient care with the treatment team, supervising assigned support staff and volunteers, managing caseloads, participating in team meetings and performance improvement and professional development activities, and educating consumers and healthcare professionals about therapy. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with a Monday-through-Friday schedule that includes two evening shifts. The shift is described as Day/Evening, with no on-call requirement. New graduates are welcome to apply. Qualified candidates are eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus paid in three installments, subject to the stated eligibility conditions. The position is non-exempt and pays $34.58–$59.94.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program.
Minimum of 2 years of experience.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to work Monday through Friday, including two evening shifts; the position may require flexibility to work at any rehabilitation site as needed.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of experience in the relevant setting is preferred.
New graduates are welcome to apply.

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 and evaluation findings, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
Involve patients and appropriate others in planning, implementing, and assessing care; reexamine patients as needed and modify or discontinue care based on progress and status.
Plan patient discharge in consultation with appropriate disciplines, considering goals and outcomes, and arrange appropriate follow-up or referral.
Discontinue intervention when a patient cannot continue to progress toward goals or is determined not to benefit further from therapy, coordinating with the referring provider or team when indicated.
Communicate, coordinate, and document patient management, including evaluations, care plans, interventions, 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 changes in census and patient load, and inform management of caseload-management issues.
Attend team meetings and communicate patient status effectively, consulting the medical record or other treating therapists as needed.
Participate in 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, subject to eligibility conditions.
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 insurance, basic life insurance, and AD&D; short-term disability buy-up is available.
Paid time off.
Employer retirement contribution and matching 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.