Physical Therapist Acute

Job Summary

As a Physical Therapist, 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a university in Physical Therapy
• Physical Therapy License issued by ECPTOTE, Texas State Board – Grace Period of 90-180 days if on Temporary License status
• One or more years of experience in Acute Physical Therapy Setting
• Basic Cardiac Life Support obtained within 30 days of employment start date

What You Will Do

• Evaluate patient abilities and develop personalized treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the care team
• Deliver evidence-based interventions that restore movement, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life
• Monitor progress, refine therapy plans, and ensure accurate, timely documentation of outcomes
• Educate patients and families on exercise programs, adaptive techniques, and safe practices that promote independence
• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure cohesive, patient-centered care and smooth transitions throughout recovery
• Mentor therapy assistants or students while upholding HCA Healthcare’s values of excellence, compassion, and integrity

Benefits

Methodist 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 Information

Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. With over 900 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, oncology, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to be the largest provider of the lifesaving ECMO Program in San Antonio, are home to the largest robotics program in the world, and our Adult Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant unit has become the first program to receive FACT Accreditation in North America.

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, and Methodist Hospital is part of this network. We appreciate the support and recognition we receive from the community. We’ve recently been named the No.1 Best Regional Hospital by the U.S. News and World Report for 2019-20. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality of care possible for our patients, which is proven by our consecutive Grade A Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores. In addition, Methodist Hospital not only received a Primary Stroke Center designation from The Joint Commission, but has also received a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV GL Healthcare, designating the facility as offering the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area.

Contact Information

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Physical Therapist Acute opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.