Physical Therapist II - Pelvic Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 88,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center seeks a Physical Therapist II for pelvic health in a 40-hour/week outpatient setting in Chestnut Hill, MA. The role emphasizes autonomous examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and discharge planning across multiple diagnostic groups with supervision of affiliating students.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Physical Therapy, state licensure, BLS, and 1–3 years of experience; a Doctoral degree is preferred and APTA membership is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy required; Doctoral degree preferred.
• License: Physical Therapist License; BLS certification required.
• 1-3 years related work experience required; basic computer familiarity.
• APTA membership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients to determine appropriateness of referral, medical history review, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
• Discuss findings and plan of care with patients and implement the plan using therapeutic procedures and devices.
• Re-evaluate patient status regularly and modify plan of care as needed.
• Mentor and supervise students, therapy assistants, and rehab staff; support teaching and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Written Communication

Oral Communication

Knowledge

Teamwork

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor's in Physical Therapy

Doctoral in Physical Therapy

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

## Physical Therapist II - Pelvic HealthApply: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Full time: Posted Today: JR97975**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.**Sign On Bonus Eligible The Outpatient Physical Therapy services provided for this role are located in a spacious rehab suite adjacent to Sports Medicine services in the BILH Medical building in Chestnut Hill which also offers primary care, specialty services, radiology, lab and urgent care. The team is comprised of four additional PTs with specializations in orthopedic physical therapy and hand therapy with a range of 2 to 30+ years of experience. This is a 40hr opportunity located in Chestnut Hill, MA. The anticipated schedule is Monday thru Friday 8am-4:30pm.**Job Description:**A Physical Therapist II (PT II) is autonomously responsible for examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention and discharge planning for the PT needs of patients who have potential for functional impairments, limitations and disabilities and are referred to physical therapy. Additional responsibilities of a PT II include independence in practice across multiple diagnostic groups, and supervision of affiliating students.**Essential Responsibilities:*** Evaluate patients to include: determining appropriateness of referral, medical history review, examination, identifying diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.* Discuss findings and plan of care with patient. Implement the plan of care using therapeutic procedures, equipment devices, teaching interventions, and ongoing collaboration and referral to additional health care providers to achieve patient's goals and optimize function.* .Regularly re-evaluate patient status, review the plan of care and make necessary modifications to plan of care and discharge plan based on the patient's subjective or objective response to determine if goals are being met.* Perform teaching responsibilities including but not limited to: teaching patients and families, preparing and presenting in-services, and educational lectures in and outside of the department. Serve as a mentor and/or resource for teaching and supervising less experienced therapists, therapist assistants, students, rehab aides, practice assistants, and support personnel in patient care activities.* Demonstrate initiative, seek opportunities and set professional goals in areas of teaching, quality assurance, performance improvement and research. Continue to learn from more experienced clinicians. Support an environment of idea sharing and exchange of feedback with staff across the service and department.**Required Qualifications:*** Bachelor's degree required in Physical Therapy. Doctoral degree preferred in Physical Therapy* License required: Physical Therapist License,Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support* 1-3 years related work experience required.* Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.**Preferred Qualifications:*** APTA membership.**Competencies:*** **Written Communications:**Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.* **Oral Communications:**Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.* **Knowledge:**Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.* **Team Work:**Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.* **Customer Service:**Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.**Age based Competencies:** Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -. **Physical Nature of the Job:** Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.**Pay Range:**$42.12 - $58.98The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.