Physical Therapist l - Outpatient

Atrium Health Enterprise; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to evaluate patients, establish care plans, and implement evidence-based interventions. You will gather data from medical records, physicians, patients, and families, set functional goals, and monitor progress to adjust the plan of care as needed.

Responsibilities include documenting evaluations and discharge notes, communicating with the care team, coordinating patient schedules, and supervising PTAs and rehab staff as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and state license required.
• BLS certification required.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and develops care plans incorporating modalities and education.
• Gathers data from medical records, physician reports, patients and families.
• Establishes functional goals and provides evidenced-based interventions with ongoing assessment.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, and discharge planning.
• Communicates progress to physicians and care team; coordinates schedules and programs.
• Provides supervision of PTAs and Rehab Tech/Aide as required for licensure.

Skills

Patient assessment

Data interpretation

Interdisciplinary communication

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's in Physical Therapy

State licensure in Physical Therapy

BLS certification

Job description

Essential Functions

• Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
• Establishes functional goals in conjunction with the patient and provides evidenced based intervention to work towards meeting these goals with ongoing assessment to adjust the plan of care as needed .
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges as needed.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff, coordinates patient's schedule and treatment programs, and discharge planning.
• Provides supervision of PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide as required for licensure.

Physical Requirements

Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

Education, Experience And Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy program required. applicable state license for Physical Therapy required. BLS required per policy guidelines.