Physical Therapist Floater (PT), Weekends, Inpatient Rehabilitation

AHC Rehabilitation - White Oak Medical Center

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White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Physical Therapist for our Inpatient Rehabilitation department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As a Physical Therapist, you will:
• Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flex to any Rehab site as needed)
• Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. Involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care, and reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status, and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue physical therapy services
• In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral. The physical therapist discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the physical therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated)
• Communicate, coordinate, and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated. Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers
• Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management
• Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case
• Be responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities
• Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy

Qualifications include:
• Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program
• Minimum 2 years of experience (at least 1 year in setting preferred)
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule:

• Employment Type: Full-time

• Primary Schedule: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM

• Float Schedule: Friday, Saturday, Sunday (3x12-hour shifts)

• Floats to the following locations as needed (scheduled in advance): Primarily in Inpatient Rehab at White Oak, with the ability to float to Rockville with notice.

• Compensation: Weekday base rate determined by experience relevant to the position. $60/hr weekend rate, with an additional $4.00 floater allowance added to hours worked. Estimated annual earnings range: 100,719.84 - 112,257.60.

Pay Range:

$34.58 - $55.76

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

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