Physical Therapist Acute

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida West Hospital, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

About the role

As a Physical Therapist in acute care, you play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, restore mobility, and rebuild confidence following illness, injury, or surgery. Working closely with physicians and the care team, you’ll assess each patient’s needs and create personalized therapy plans designed around meaningful goals, active engagement, and exceptional patient outcomes. Backed by our national network of clinical expertise, advanced rehabilitation technology, and ongoing professional development, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, collaborate, and be a part of our shared mission of improving human life every day.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patient abilities and developing personalized treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the care team
• Delivering evidence-based interventions that restore movement, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life
• Monitoring progress, refining therapy plans, and ensuring accurate, timely documentation of outcomes
• Educating patients and families on exercise programs, adaptive techniques, and safe practices that promote independence
• Collaborating across disciplines to ensure cohesive, patient-centered care and smooth transitions throughout recovery
• Leading by example—mentoring therapy assistants or students while upholding HCA Healthcare’s values of excellence, compassion, and integrity

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Licensed Physical Therapist (LPT)
• Bachelor’s Degree

Schedule

Full-time, mostly Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with 2 weekend shifts per month (Saturday/Sunday, Saturday/Saturday, or Sunday/Sunday).

Benefits

HCA Florida West Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the facility

HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility and the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are:

• The area’s first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
• The first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation
• An Advanced Primary Stroke Center
• The area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital

We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children, including a dedicated Kid’s ER. Our facility also includes a behavioral health unit and offers services such as:

• Cardiology and cardiovascular surgery
• Oncology and orthopedics
• Robotic-assisted surgery
• Critical care and neurology/neurosurgery
• Urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, pulmonary, and rehabilitative medicine

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.