Acute Care Physical Therapist PRN

Riverside Medical Group.; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is hiring a PRN Physical Therapist to enhance patient care at Riverside Regional Medical Center. The role involves providing evaluations and individualized therapy plans to patients, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring patients achieve their functional goals. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Physical Therapy and relevant licenses. Enjoy fulfilling work that impacts lives while being part of a team dedicated to caring for others.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy.
• Experience: 1 year of Physical Therapy preferred.
• Licenses: Virginia Physical Therapy License and CPR/BLS Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Performs evaluations and develops individual patient care plans.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to support patient care.
• Records patient progress and modifies treatment plans as needed.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Interpersonal Skills

Team Collaboration

Rehabilitation Knowledge

Education

Bachelors Degree, Physical Therapy

Masters Degree, Physical Therapy

Doctoral Degree, Physical Therapy

Job description

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Acute Care Physical Therapist PRN

Apply locations Riverside Regional Medical Center - Newport News, Virginia time type Part time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 2025-026882 Newport News, Virginia

Riverside Health is currently hiring for a PRN Physical Therapist to join their therapy team at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA!

Overview
A Physical Therapist carries out an individualized program for patients with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The Physical Therapist may work in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. The Therapist is supervised by Rehab Services management and maintains a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff.

What you will do

• Performs evaluations, determines PT diagnoses, and develops plan of care. Performs physical therapy procedures to aid in restoring function, improving mobility, relieving pain, improving health, and preventing or limiting permanent physical disability.
• Evaluates and assesses the patient timely, based on principles outlined by practice guidelines, evidence based guidelines and regulatory standards (state & organizational policies, requirements of accrediting bodies, etc.).
• Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Assists in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.
• Carries out treatment plan and modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and return to optimal level of care. Records patient's progress and modifies the plan of care.
• Utilizes testing results and develops updated plan of care based on principles outlined in appropriate evidence based guidelines.
• Educates patients and family members about the recovery process.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, Physical Therapy (Required) or
• Masters Degree, Physical Therapy (Required) or
• Doctoral Degree, (Required)

Experience

• 1 year Physical Therapy (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• License Physical Therapy (PT) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers .

If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks.