Job Title: Physical Therapist
Profession: Physical Therapist/PT
Specialty: Outpatient PT
Duration: 16 weeks
Shift: 8H Days
Hours per Shift: 40
Experience: 1 + years in specialty
License: Current PT license
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Ability to manage a caseload independently
- Experience with specified patient types
- Working with a multidisciplinary team
Description:
Manager interview required.
Position primarily Monday through Friday with no weekends or holidays.
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
- Inpatient Rehabilitation: Spinal Cord Injuries, TBI, Strokes, Amputees, Multiple trauma, hip fractures, bilateral knee replacements, s/p Cardiac surgery, s/p COVID, medically complex/debilitating patients.
- Acute: s/p Cardiac, s/p orthopedic procedures, medically complex/debilitating patients.
- Outpatient: General Orthopedics (surgical and non-surgical), Sports Medicine, Pediatrics (developmental), Neuro-specific diagnoses (higher functioning), Spinal patients (surgical and non-surgical).
- Skilled Nursing: similar to inpatient rehabilitation.
Support within the department includes supervision from an Assistant Director and peer therapists.
Technology/Equipment:
- EMR: Meditech for inpatient and Wellsky for outpatient areas.
- Charting systems are specific for inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, outpatient, and skilled nursing.
No floating between facilities is expected unless specified.
Weekend rotation is not required for outpatient; inpatient rehabilitation and acute care typically have one weekend per month.
Time off policies will be discussed during the interview.
No on-call duties are included.
No holiday coverage is expected.
Scrub color for inpatient is pewter; professional dress is an option for outpatient.