PRN Physical Therapist - Acute Care Therapy

aah; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Total Rewards program

Educational Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Physical Therapist for PRN opportunities in our Acute Care locations in the Charlotte area. This is not a float/travel position; placement will depend on clinical need across Atrium Health Cabarrus, Mercy, and CMC Main.

Responsibilities include evaluating patients, developing care plans, documenting progress, coordinating with physicians and staff, supervising PTA/technicians, and providing patient and family education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in PT required.
• State license to practice PT required.
• CPR Certification and BLS required by policy.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and establishes appropriate patient care plan.
• Gathers and interprets data from medical records and documents findings.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, discharge notes, and charges.
• Re-evaluates patients and adjusts goals as needed.
• Communicates patient status to physicians and staff; coordinates schedules and discharge planning.
• Provides patient/family education and home program guidance.
• Directs and supervises PT Aide, PT Technician and students.

Skills

Evaluates patients

Documentation

Discharge planning

Supervises staff

Education

Bachelor's Degree in PT

State license for PT

CPR Certification

BLS

Job description

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Pay Range:

$49.00 - $49.00

Job Description

This position is for interest in PRN opportunities for our Acute Care locations. This is NOT a float/travel position. Qualified applicants will be considered for one of the following locations based on need.

• Atrium Health Cabarrus
• Atrium Health Mercy
• Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (CMC Main)

Essential Functions

• 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.

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 PT from an accredited program required.
• applicable state license for PT required.
• CPR Certification and BLS required per policy guidelines.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Compensation
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as a