PRN Physical Therapist - Inpatient

Advocate Health; Belmont (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a PRN Physical Therapist for inpatient rehabilitation locations in North Carolina (Carolinas Rehabilitation Northeast or Mount Holly). The role involves evaluating patients, creating care plans, and educating patients and families.

Responsibilities include data gathering from medical records, documenting progress, re-evaluating goals, coordinating discharge planning, and supervising PT aides and students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in PT from an accredited program.
• Applicable state PT license required.
• CPR and BLS certification per policy guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and create individualized care plans.
• Gather data from records and physicians to justify treatment.
• Document evaluations, treatment notes, progress, and charges.
• Re-evaluate and adjust goals as patient status changes.
• Communicate progress to physicians and coordinate schedules and discharge plans.
• Supervise PTA, technicians, students, and volunteers; assist with training.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Team communication

Patient education

Education

Bachelor's degree in PT

PT license (state)

CPR & BLS certification

Job description

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

• Carolinas Rehabilitation Northeast
• Carolinas Rehabilitation Mount Holly

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