Physical Therapist - Full-time
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Inova Specialty Hospital
VA
Summary
The Physical Therapist is responsible for performing systematic patient assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and monitoring patient progress. They also supervise therapy assistants and students while participating in discharge planning and patient education.
Job Description
Overview
Position: Physical Therapist (PT)
Location: Alexandria, VA
Schedule: Full-Time Compensation: $36 - $64 per hour
Sign-on Bonus: $20,000
Inova Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
Why Join Us:
- Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
Responsibilities
- Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
- Promoting continuous quality improvement.
- Teaching and counseling patients/families.
- Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
- Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
- Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
- Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
- Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
- Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
- Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
- Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
- Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Inova Specialty Hospital is a 32-bed, critical illness recovery hospital located on the fourth floor of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. As the first hospital of its kind in Virginia, we specialize in helping critically ill patients begin to breathe, speak, eat, walk and think as independently as possible.
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia
Inova Specialty Hospital is a 32-bed, critical illness recovery hospital located on the fourth floor of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. As the first hospital of its kind in Virginia, we specialize in helping critically ill patients begin to breathe, speak, eat, walk and think as independently as possible.
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia
