Physical Therapist 2

Job Description

Harborview - Rehab Therapies has an outstanding opportunity for a Physical Therapist 2.

WORK SCHEDULE

• Part-Time / 36 hours per week

• Day Shift

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
UW Medicine Rehabilitation - Our multidisciplinary team is centered around compassion and innovation. We work closely with many types of specialists to give each patient the best possible path to recovery. Our passion and dedication to our purpose has allowed us to be recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top rehabilitation programs in the nation. Become part of our team and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• This individual will assess, plan, administer, evaluate and provide safe physical therapy for a patient caseload ranging from routine to patient problems and situations. 

• Provide skilled, timely and effective patient care. 

• This individual will also be responsible for progression of treatment goals and patient and family education and collaboration with other disciplines to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission to discharge. 

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate working knowledge of the disease process, precautions, typical medical treatment and diagnostic procedures, functional, abilities, complications and implications of long term deficits related to primary diagnoses treated in service area. 

• Plan treatment programs with the patient and treatment team. 

• Document intervention and strategies for treatment in required organizational systems. Documentation is to include assessment, measurable criteria, goals method of treatment, home programs and adapting plan according to patient’s response to intervention. 

• Participate in team rounds and other educational information to patient and support systems prior to termination of therapy intervention. 

• Provide home programs and other educational information to patient and support systems prior to termination of therapy intervention. 

• Provide recommendations and justification for equipment needs of patients. 

• Work effectively with PTA. Assigns appropriate patients, supervises treatment plan, provides PTA with necessary information. 

• Provide education training to other physical therapy staff and health care professionals in areas of expertise within the physical therapy field. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Current Washington State license to practice as a Physical Therapist.

Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

Requirements/minimum qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized school of physical therapy, or completion of a Physical Therapy program. 

                                                                            OR

Equivalent education/experience.

ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion an