Physical Therapist - Full-time

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital Birmingham is a critical illness recovery hospital dedicated to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronically ill patients. Physical Therapists (PTs) are integral in offering compassionate, high-quality care throughout the recovery process.

Responsibilities

• Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessments.
• Promoting continuous quality improvement within the department.
• Teaching and counseling patients and families.
• Setting goals and developing treatment plans for patients.
• Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
• Participating in discharge planning, including patient/family education and adaptive equipment placement.
• Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants and PT and PTA students.
• Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
• Maintaining a patient's response to treatment during sessions, making necessary modifications.
• Completing appropriate documentation in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Attending departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist.
• Certified BLS or completion of BLS training within the first 90 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program.
• Passing scores on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).

Skills

• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of physical therapy techniques.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in using electronic health records (EHR) systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• A clinical ladder program for career advancement.
• A student debt benefit program.
• A company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection benefits.

Pay

$33.00 - $51.00 per hour, based on years of experience.

Schedule

Full-Time, Monday - Friday, no weekends or holidays.