Physical Therapist - PRN Inpatient Rehabilitation

MedStar Health; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital seeks a Physical Therapist to provide comprehensive PT services, including evaluation, plan of care, and discharge planning, within a team-based setting.

The role requires fulfillment of licensure and certification requirements, contribution to program development, and active participation in hospital outreach and education activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy.
• District of Columbia licensure required prior to beginning in role.
• BLS (Basic Life Support).

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluation services including review of history, performance of assessments, determination of recommendations and documentation; involves patient and family in goals.
• Implements treatment protocols based on evaluation findings and patient presentation; consults with other professionals as needed; documents changes in condition.
• Completes discharge planning and documents care charges; maintains accurate progress notes and discharge evaluations.
• Manages scheduling and productivity; demonstrates empathy and flexibility to improve patient access to care.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary teams, outreach, and continuing education; mentors students and new staff.

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

About this Job

MedStar Health is looking for a Physical Therapist to join our team at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital!

The Physical Therapist provides physical therapy services to patients, to include screening and evaluation, treatment planning, treatment implementation, treatment re-assessment and revision, patient/client re-evaluation, discharge planning, and documentation in a variety of settings. The Physical Therapist participates as requested in program planning and protocol development and assists the team in meeting established goals.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metroregion, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Primary Duties

• Providesevaluation services including review of pertinenthistoricalinformation, performance of specific assessments, and determination of recommendations and documentation of results. Explains evaluation findings and treatmentplantopatientand family and incorporatespatientand family in the goals setting.

• Demonstratesproficiencyin implementation of treatment protocols based upon evaluation findings, the patient's presentation, and the evolving health care environment.Consultswith other healthcare professionals asindicated. Recognizes and documents changes in patient's condition requiring modification of the plan of care and/or the need for medical/rehabilitation consultation.

• Completesappropriate dischargeplanning and follow-up care. Accurately andtimelydocuments and charges for patient care activitiesconsideringour evolving health care environment, painting a clear picture of the patient's course of careincluding focusedinitialevaluation/plan of care thatestablishesbaseline and goals, daily encounter notes, interim progress summaries, and discharge evaluation.

• Demonstrates effective time management and meets productivity expectations. Managean accurateschedule.Demonstrates a professional commitment toprovidefrictionless patient access to care through flexibility, adaptability, creativity, and actions/behaviors that display empathy in our patient consumer driven environment.

• Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams. Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts. Participates in hospital and community-based marketing activities as appropriate to your role.Takes initiative in pursuing and directing continuing education for professional growth and competency for self and organization. Serves as a clinical instructor to assign students.Assistswith orientation and mentoring ofnew staff, students, volunteers, and technicians.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy.

• District of Columbia (DC) licensurerequiredprior to beginning in role.

• BLS (Basic Life Support).

This position has a hiring range of : USD $65.00 - USD $65.00 /Hr.