Physical Therapist - Full-time
Select Specialty Hospital · Fort Myers, FL · 4 days ago
Healthcare$54/hrFull-time
About the role
Select Specialty Hospital 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 delivering compassionate, high-quality care throughout the recovery process.
Responsibilities
- Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessments.
- Promoting continuous quality improvement.
- Teaching and counseling patients and families.
- Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
- 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.
- Moderating patient responses to treatment during sessions, as necessary.
- Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
- Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
Requirements
- Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist.
- Certified BLS or completion within the first 90 days of employment.
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Experience in acute care settings preferred.
Skills
- Strong clinical skills.
- Effective communication and teaching abilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans.
- Generous paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
- Student debt relief program.
- Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
- Life and disability protection.
Pay
Up to $54.00/hr., based on years of experience. A sign-on bonus of $10,000 is also available.
Schedule
Full-time schedule.