Inpatient Physical Therapist - PRN - Float Pool

Primary City/State: Network Operations Center. Inpatient Float Position with strong preference for NICU and Adult experience. Must be willing to work at a minimum of 3 medical centers within the HonorHealth network.

About the Role

The Network Float Pool supports inter-campus floating across HonorHealth hospitals. HonorHealth is a nonprofit healthcare system in Arizona, known for a culture of warmth and neighborly kindness, with a commitment to caring for the health and well-being of communities in the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, administer, and oversee evidence-based physical therapy services for individuals with physical disabilities and/or functional limitations.
• Promote goals of prevention of dysfunction, restoration of function, and/or reversal of pathology to enhance quality of movement and daily living skills.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients/families to assist in returning to prior levels of function.
• Implement treatment plans using skilled, evidence-based techniques, including therapeutic exercises, manual techniques, functional mobility training, activities of daily living training, and modalities.
• Provide verbal and written instructions to patients, caregivers, and family members.
• Maintain current knowledge of physical therapy techniques, continuing education, professional journals, and regulatory requirements (e.g., DNV, Medicare).
• Evaluate patients per department policy, demonstrating sound clinical reasoning in synthesizing data and identifying treatment diagnoses.
• Establish comprehensive treatment plans with measurable, functional goals and defined discharge plans.
• Perform ongoing evaluations of patient responses to treatment and adjust care as needed.
• Maintain accurate and current documentation, including evaluations, treatment notes, progress reports, discharge summaries, and billing.
• Confer with interdisciplinary teams to clarify treatment plans, discuss patient status, and provide feedback on discharge needs.
• Communicate effectively with case managers, medical personnel, and other key stakeholders to optimize treatment outcomes.
• Delegate appropriate patients to physical therapist assistants, supervise their care, and provide updated treatment plans.
• Act as a resource for therapy-related issues to assistive personnel and staff from other departments.
• Participate in departmental and interdepartmental meetings, in-services, utilization reviews, committees, and student preceptor/mentor programs.
• Contribute to departmental process improvements, recruitment, and retention of staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from an APTA-accredited university (required prior to employment).
• Master’s or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an APTA-accredited university (preferred).
• Six (6) months of recent experience in a network float position (preferred).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required).
• Current Arizona Physical Therapist license or PT Compact License (required).
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) certification (preferred).

Schedule

• PRN (as needed), Day Shift: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
• Rotating holidays and weekends.

HonorHealth hospitals include: John C. Lincoln Medical Center, Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center, Deer Valley Medical Center, Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, Four Peaks Medical Center, Tempe Medical Center, and Florence Medical Center.