Adventist HealthCare
Description
Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Physical Therapist for our Outpatient 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 rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed)
- Provide, direct, and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care
- Reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the care plan 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.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program.
- 1-year site-specific experience preferred.
- Active Maryland PT License.
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.