Physical Therapist - Elevate Patient Care & Outcomes

600 Advocate Health, Inc.; Ardmore (NC); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist in North Carolina to join our team. The role requires NC licensure, a BS in Physical Therapy, and CPR certification every two years.

You will provide patient care, perform evaluations, and develop treatment plans in line with standards of practice. The position emphasizes documentation accuracy, productivity, and ongoing education within a large, integrated health system.

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 assessment 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.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist in North Carolina to join our team. The role requires NC licensure, a BS in Physical Therapy, and CPR certification every two years.

You will provide patient care, perform evaluations, and develop treatment plans in line with standards of practice. The position emphasizes documentation accuracy, productivity, and ongoing education within a large, integrated health system.