Pediatric Physical Therapist - Acute Care Weekend Shift

aah; Ardmore (NC); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid Time Off

Education reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to work at Brenner Children's Hospital in North Carolina. The role covers general medicine, orthopedics, and trauma care with 1 weekend shift per month to support weekend coverage.

The PT will assess patients, develop and implement functional treatment plans, document progress, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. CPR certification and NC licensure are required; a BS in Physical Therapy is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required
• CPR certification required every two years.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care assessments and treatment.
• Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice.
• Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals.
• Maintains accurate patient documentation.
• Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy.
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate.
• Meets department financial and productivity standards.
• Understands the budgeted expectations.
• Maintains productivity standards.
• Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.
• Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services.
• Identifies quality and operational opportunities.
• Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees.
• Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety.
• Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.
• Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.
• Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.
• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Skills

Licensed Physical Therapist

Education

BS in Physical Therapy

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to work at Brenner Children's Hospital in North Carolina. The role covers general medicine, orthopedics, and trauma care with 1 weekend shift per month to support weekend coverage.

The PT will assess patients, develop and implement functional treatment plans, document progress, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. CPR certification and NC licensure are required; a BS in Physical Therapy is mandatory.