Physical Therapist

GLC Group; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation

Group Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

GLC On The Go in Bethesda, Maryland, seeks part-time and full-time Clinical Physical Therapists for the NIH Rehabilitative Medicine Department at the Clinical Research Center.

You will perform inpatient and outpatient evaluations, document in CRIS EMR, provide consultations to therapists, physicians and families, and help educate RMD staff and trainees during hours 8:30am–4:00pm, with Saturdays on a 6-hour shift 8am–2:30pm.

Qualifications

• Five consecutive years of documented clinical physical therapy experience in acute or research settings.
• Experience administering standardized outcome measurements.
• Active Maryland physical therapy license and BLS certification.
• ABPTS certification or lymphedema certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical physical therapy evaluation in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Treat medically complex patients and document in the CRIS EMR system.
• Record notes with recommendations and ensure follow-through before discharge.
• Provide consultations with therapists, physicians, and families.
• Documentation and compliance with QA and center competencies.

Skills

Clinical PT

Documentation

EMR/CRIS

Communication

Leadership

BLS

Education

Maryland PT License

BLS Certification

ABPTS Certification (preferred)

Tools

CRIS EMR

Job description

GLC On The Go is seeking part time and full time Clinical Physical Therapist for the National Institutes of Health Rehabilitative Medicine Department located at the Clinical Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Rehabilitation Medicine Department (RMD) at the NIH provides consult clinical services to the Institutes, collaborates with institute physicians in research protocols, and conducts independent research.

Schedule: Full time or Part time - Please specify when applying.

Part time schedule: 1 day a week on Saturdays, 6 hour shift between 8am-2:30pm

Job Description:

• Provide direct clinical physical therapy evaluation in both inpatient and outpatient settings for medically complex patients in a biomedical research environment.
• Provide specific evaluation and physical therapy treatment for medically Complex patients and provide documentation in the electronic medical Record system, (Clinical Research Informatics System CRIS).
• Record basic patient notes, with particular emphasis on documenting specific recommendations and, when appropriate, assure that recommendations are carried out before the patient is discharged.
• Provide consultations with therapists, physicians, and families.
• Documentation and compliance with Quality Assurance and Clinical Center competencies and training.
• Complete assessment and administration of patients with rare neurological and genetic diagnoses including the selection of appropriate standardized outcome measurements with established validity and reliability.
• Provide instruction and consultation to RMD staff, residents, trainees, fellows, and students in clinical patient care from the hours of (8:30am – 4:00pm), administering standardized outcome measures and intervention as needed.
• Conduct in-services and/or RMD Grand Rounds for staff when requested.

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Five consecutive years of documented clinical physical therapy experience performing the following types of tasks: providing acute care specialized physical therapy care to patients with conditions that are not responding to regular treatment or who are receiving experimental or infrequently used treatment; administering standardized outcome measurement assessments for acutely-ill patients; providing patients and family counseling, health education, and serving as a patient advocate along with other health care professionals; serving in a formal or informal physical therapy leadership position, advising staff, and role modeling professional practices, collaborations and effective communications; directing and performing physical therapy quality assurance and quality control activities as they relate to hospital policy and procedures.
• Have a minimum of 5 years of documented recent clinical experience in standardized outcome measurement administration.
• Experience with medically compromised, fragile, acute care or rehabilitation patients is preferred but not required.

Required Degrees/Certifications:

A degree or diploma from a professional accredited physical therapy program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time of program completion.

• Have an active, current license as a professional physical therapist.
• Possess current BLS certification.
• Possess a specialty certification from the American Board Physical Therapy Specialization (ABPTS) through the American Physical Therapy Association and/or lymphedema certification is preferred, but not required.

Benefits for Full time:

• Paid Vacation
• Insurance: Group Health, Vision, Dental & Long-term and Short-term Disability