Physical Therapist, PRN, Inpatient

Atrium Health; North Wilkesboro (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated PRN Physical Therapist to join their dynamic rehab team. This role focuses on delivering comprehensive therapeutic care to patients, ensuring positive outcomes through evidence-based practices. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement patient care plans, while also promoting professional development among healthcare workers. If you thrive in a team-oriented environment and are passionate about patient care, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking organization that values quality care and continuous improvement in a supportive atmosphere.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care assessment and treatment for positive outcomes.
• Maintains accurate patient documentation and meets productivity standards.

Skills

Patient Care Assessment

Communication Skills

Time Management

Teamwork

Clinical Skills

Flexible

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Job description

Overview

The Wilkes Medical Center Rehab team is looking for a PRN Physical Therapist to support our inpatient team with needs both during the week and weekend coverage for acute hospital and skilled therapy services. Qualified applicants will have a strong focus on patient and family centered care and evidence based practice, as well as excellent team interaction, communication skills and time management.

Position Highlights:

• Location: North Wilkesboro, NC
• PRN

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.