Physical Therapist - Acute Burn Care

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

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

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
• Maintain 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
• Lead by example—mentoring therapy assistants or students while upholding HCA Healthcare’s values of excellence, compassion, and integrity

Benefits

Doctors Hospital of Augusta 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

About the Hospital

Doctors Hospital of Augusta, part of HCA Healthcare, is a 350-bed hospital that provides a wide range of medical services. It is known for its 24/7 emergency care, Level II Trauma Center, Burn Center, advanced heart care, and Baby-Friendly maternity services. The hospital also offers surgery, women’s imaging, and a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and it accepts most insurance plans. It is located at 3651 Wheeler Road in Augusta, Georgia.

Hospital Services

• Provides 24/7 emergency care with a Level II Trauma Center and full stroke care
• Nationally recognized Burn Center that is one of the largest in the country and offers advanced wound care
• Advanced heart care for patients experiencing heart attacks
• Maternity and women’s health services with a Baby-Friendly designation, a Level II NICU, and a certified Women’s Diagnostic Center
• Surgical services including specialized care in orthopedic procedures like hip and knee replacements and spinal fusion surgeries
• Freestanding emergency room that is open 24/7 and provides advanced imaging and lab services

Hospital Accreditations

• Accredited by the American College of Radiology for radiation oncology services
• Accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program for bariatric surgery
• Accredited inpatient rehabilitation facility in the Central Savannah River Area
• Accredited laboratory by the College of American Pathologists
• Accredited Center for Stroke Care by The Joint Commission
• Accredited EEG laboratory by the Laboratory Accreditation Board of ABRET

About HCA Healthcare

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.