Physical Therapist, Outpatient, Medical Plaza Miller

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; North Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated orthopedic physical therapist to join their outpatient department. This role offers the chance to work closely with orthopedic surgeons and engage in evidence-based practices to provide top-notch patient care. With a strong focus on collaboration and communication, you will play a crucial role in developing comprehensive care plans for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Enjoy a supportive environment that values professional development, generous PTO, and comprehensive health coverage from day one. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient lives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Coverage from Day 1

Generous PTO

Parental Benefits

Retirement Contributions

Education Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in North Carolina.
• CPR certification required every two years.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive therapeutic patient care to ensure positive outcomes.
• Maintains accurate patient documentation and meets financial standards.
• Supervises physical therapy students to enhance quality patient care.

Skills

Evidence-Based Practice

Patient-Centered Care

Team Communication

Time Management

Clinical Skills

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Job description

The Outpatient Physical Therapy department at Medical Plaza-Miller in Winston Salem, NC is looking for a full time orthopedic physical therapist. Qualified applicants must have a strong focus on evidence-based practice, patient centered care, team communication and collaboration, as well as time management skills. Candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate and work alongside orthopedic surgeons and physicians working with musculoskeletal and sports related conditions. Teammates at this location will focus primarily on patients with musculoskeletal impairments, but will also having the opportunity to work with specialty treatment teams including headache, TMJ, sports, and neurological impairments.

Position Highlights:

• Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina
• Full Time
• Relocation Assistance: Up to $7,500 in Relocation Assistance (for qualified candidates)

What We Offer:

• Day 1 Health Coverage:Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO:Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Parental Benefits:Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement:Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
• Education Reimbursement:We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

Job Summary:

Provides comprehensive therapeutic patient care for patients to ensure positive patient outcomes, as needed. Educates the patient and health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan. Interacts with other departments and members of the medical team in developing and implementing interdisciplinary patient care plans to ensure comprehensive medical care.

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.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Contact with patients, family members, visitors, coworkers and medical staff under a wide variety of circumstances
• Ability to communicate on a professional level with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers and provide quality care for patients
• Ability to communicate with patients of all age groups and significant others appropriate to the level of comprehension.
• Has knowledge, clinical skills, and understanding of the patient throughout the entire span of life
• Flexible
• Team oriented