PRN Acute Care Physical Therapist – Make an Impact

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Charlotte area seeks a Physical Therapist for PRN opportunities across acute care locations. This is not a float/travel position.

You will evaluate patients, develop care plans, document progress, and coordinate with physicians and other staff. Supervisory duties include guiding assistants and students.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy, state license, CPR and BLS. On-site work with possible shift variability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program is required.
• Applicable state license for Physical Therapy.
• CPR Certification and BLS required per policy guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and establishes appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, and patient education as warranted by the patient's diagnosis and condition.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation and identifies need for and utilizes appropriate assistive and orthotic devices.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
• Re-evaluates patients as needed, modifying goals and treatment as patient's status changes.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff and coordinates patient's schedule, treatment programs, discharge planning and recommends solutions to patient care problems.
• Provides and documents patient and family education in regard to deficits, progress toward goals, and therapeutic techniques, with individualized instruction for a home program including equipment use.
• Directs and supervises activities of Physical Therapist Assistant, Physical Therapy Technician, students, and volunteers and assists with orienting new and rotating staff.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in PT

Job description

Advocate Health in Charlotte area seeks a Physical Therapist for PRN opportunities across acute care locations. This is not a float/travel position.

You will evaluate patients, develop care plans, document progress, and coordinate with physicians and other staff. Supervisory duties include guiding assistants and students.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy, state license, CPR and BLS. On-site work with possible shift variability.