Physical Therapist Inpatient Rehab PRN
About the Role
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. 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 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)
- Bachelors Degree
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
- 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 Organization
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.
- 24/7 emergency care with a Level II Trauma Center and full stroke care
- Nationally recognized Burn Center, one of the largest in the country, offering advanced wound care
- Advanced heart care for patients experiencing heart attacks
- Maternity and women’s health support 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
- Doctors Hospital Evans Emergency, a freestanding emergency room open 24/7 with advanced imaging and lab services
The hospital holds several important 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
- Inpatient rehabilitation facility accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities in the Central Savannah River Area
- Laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists
- Center for Stroke Care accredited by The Joint Commission
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) laboratory accredited by the Laboratory Accreditation Board of ABRET
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.