Physical Therapist, Inpatient

North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Winston-Salem (NC); Presencial; USD 75 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC seeks a full-time Physical Therapist for its Inpatient Rehabilitation unit. The role emphasizes evidence-based, patient-centered care within a multidisciplinary team, including handling complex brain injuries, strokes, and orthopedic/neurologic conditions.

Qualified applicants are licensed in NC, hold a BS in PT, and have CPR certification. Strong communication and time management in a fast-paced academic health system are essential.

Qualificações

• Active NC licensure to practice physical therapy.
• BS in PT from an accredited program.
• CPR certification current (biennial renewal).

Responsabilidades

• Assess and treat patients; ensure evaluations and plans follow standards; set realistic goals.
• Maintain accurate documentation: evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, education.
• Meet productivity standards; adjust schedules to patient and department needs.
• Identify quality and operational improvement opportunities in care delivery.
• Promote professional development; provide in-service trainings and committee representation.
• Supervise PT and PTA students to develop clinical skills and care quality.
• Communicate professionally with patients, physicians, staff and external customers.
• Deliver age-appropriate care with developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills.
• Follow hospital standards to foster teamwork and effective communication.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Formação académica

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in North Carolina

CPR certification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Inpatient Rehabilitation department at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a full time physical therapist to join the team. Qualified applicants must have a strong focus on evidence-based practice, patient centered care, strong communication skills amongst a multidisciplinary team, as well as flexibility and great time management in a fast-paced work environment. As part of an academic health system and Level 1 trauma center, AHWFB inpatient rehabilitation therapists work with patients who have experience traumatic and acquired brain injuries and strokes, spinal cord injuries, amputations, multi-trauma accidents, cardiopulmonary interventions and procedures, oncological diagnoses, and various other orthopedic and neurologic conditions.

What You'll Need:

• Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure, active member of APTA encouraged, but not required.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required
• CPR certification required every two years.

What You'll Do:

• 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.