Inpatient Physical Therapist per diem

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Inpatient Physical Therapist - per diem

About the Role:
We’re seeking a dedicated inpatient physical therapist to join our team of highly skilled professionals. Our therapists specialize in treating patients with acute neurological, orthopedic, cardiac, and multi-system conditions across the acute care continuum.

Acute care presents unique challenges as patients are often medically complex, with rapidly changing conditions that require quick clinical decision-making, strong communication skills, and adaptability. Therapists must balance early mobilization with medical stability, navigate discharge planning, and collaborate closely with the medical team to ensure safe, effective, and timely care.
You’ll work side-by-side with a multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated, evidence-based, and patient-centered care that makes a meaningful difference in patients’ recovery and outcomes.

Whether you're a new graduate or an experienced clinician, you'll find a supportive team and a culture that encourages growth, innovation, and excellence.

Why Lahey?
As a nationally recognized Level 1 teaching hospital, Lahey fosters a culture of continuous learning and interdisciplinary collaboration. Our inpatient physical therapy department plays a critical role in helping patients recover from complex medical events. Through close coordination with the medical team, we develop effective discharge plans that support patients in returning to their highest level of function.

Job Description:

Under the supervision of the manager and working within their scope of practice as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Physical Therapist I assesses, plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs that improve or restore physical function, alleviate pain and prevent dysfunction in patients with impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or changes in physical function and health status from injury, disease or other causes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

1)    Patient Care Examination:  
    ▪    Examines patient using appropriate testing methods and instrumentation, appropriately records and interprets all findings, and identifies patient needs.  
    ▪    Formulates a detailed assessment based upon findings of the examination. 
    ▪    Develops treatment plan and patient outcomes, incorporating the input of the patient, their family and other health professionals.  Ensures that the plan and outcomes are functional, time-based, and measurable, and incorporates diagnosis, prognosis, physical/mental status and anticipated lifestyles.
 

2)    Treatment Planning and Intervention:  
    ▪    Safely and effectively implements the treatment intervention.  Applies sound clinical judgment and skill.
    ▪    Engages a high degree of patient motivation and cooperation in treatment, as evidenced by patient compliance with treatment intervention.  
    ▪    Provides patient/family education during therapy and in preparation for discharge.  
    ▪    Conducts ongoing assessments of the patient’s status and revises treatment intervention, goals & outcomes as appropriate.

3)    Discharge Planning:
    ▪    Initiates discharge planning.  Incorporates patient/family input in the education process.  Participates in multidisciplinary patient care planning.
    ▪    Consults with other allied health professionals as needed.  
    ▪    Discontinues unproductive treatment to patients where indicated.  Transfers patient to nursing or other appropriate staff when physical therapy services are no longer required, or when the patient has achieved their treatment goals and outcomes.  
    ▪    Documents discharge summary per department policy.
 

4)    Patient Care Documentation:
    ▪    Thoroughly and accurately maintains all medical record documentation in accordance with the department policy and procedures.  
    ▪    Documents the initial evaluation, daily treatment notes, reassessments and discharge summaries in the medical record according to the standards defined in the department policy and procedure.    

5)    Productivity / statistics
    ▪    Meets department standards for productivity.
    ▪    Delegates tasks to support staff when appropriate.
    ▪    Daily statistics are completed by the end of the business day in accordance with the department policy.
    ▪    Applies a thorough knowledge of Quality Improvement Initiatives within the department and organization, and assists in data collection.

6)    Training, Education, and Information Sharing
    ▪    Attends internal and ext