PRN Physical Therapist - Outpatient

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Outpatient Physical Therapy is seeking PRN clinicians to provide coverage across multiple Greater Charlotte area locations, including single-location support and float roles. Responsibilities include evaluating patients, developing care plans, administering modalities and exercise programs, documenting progress, and coordinating with physicians and staff for scheduling and discharge planning.

Requirements include a Bachelor's Degree in PT and active state license, CPR/BLS per

Qualifications

• Evaluates patients and establishes care plans.
• Gathers and interprets patient data; identifies needed devices.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, and discharge information.
• Re-evaluates and adjusts goals as patients' status changes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and establishes patient care plans with modalities, exercises, and education.
• Gathers data from medical records and reports to inform care and device needs.
• Documents all evaluations, tests, progress notes, education, discharge notes, and charges.
• Re-evaluates and updates goals as patient status changes.
• Coordinates care with physicians and staff and schedules treatment and discharge planning.
• Provides patient/family education on deficits and home programs.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Treatment planning

Patient education

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in PT

Job description

This position is for opportunities to provide PRN clinical coverage to Atrium Health Outpatient Physical Therapy clinics in Greater Charlotte area.

We have opportunities for single location support and/or float PRN roles.

AH Physical Therapy Locations

• Cabarrus Gateway
• Pineville
• Charlotte/Blythe
• Huntersville
• Poplar Tent
• Prosperity Crossing
• Mtn Island Lake
• University
• Harrisburg
• Denver
• Lincolnton
• Gastonia

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