Physical Therapist IPR

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 a 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
• Creating an environment and culture that enables Rehabilitation Services to fulfill the mission of the Hospital to meet or exceed its goals
• In collaboration with the Medical Director and other clinical staff, assuring the development of quality inpatient rehabilitation programming to meet market needs
• Collaborating effectively with all members of the rehabilitation team within the inpatient rehabilitation unit
• Working with the Therapy Services Manager to ensure the supply of appropriate resources to support the programs, services, organizational structure and staffing levels necessary for quality rehabilitation services
• Coordinating as necessary with inpatient rehabilitation counterparts
• Implementing operations and processes to support, facilitate, and maintain uniform performance of inpatient care including documentation
• Providing a safe, secure, and infection/hazard-free environment
• Supporting the Therapy Services Manager in development, implementation, and monitoring of the quality management plan for inpatient rehabilitation services
• Supporting interdepartmental performance-improvement/customer satisfaction activities
• Demonstrating high ethical standards in customer service through all interactions with the patients, families, coworkers, staff, other hospital departments, physicians, community and all others
• Creating a high quality, professional clinical environment to facilitate the necessary recruitment of appropriate numbers of qualified staff
• Performing positive specific job function at an acceptable level
• Ensuring patient dignity and respecting patient values
• Operating within ethical standards
• Able to assess and reassess the needs of the patient
• Proper documentation of assessments
• Able to communicate needs of patients
• Providing on and off-site clinical assessments for potential patients for the facility
• Developing hand off communication system when he/she is unavailable
• Participating as an active member of the interdisciplinary team
• Communicating pertinent payor needs/requirements to physician, treatment team, patient and patient’s family in a timely manner
• Providing ongoing education to patient and family as needed
• Participating in the admission process to the Rehabilitation Unit and communicating pertinent information to all involved parties
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, families, co-workers, physicians, payor representatives, hospital administration, community members, and referral sources
• Communicating results and trends to supervisor
• Providing feedback to supervisor on ongoing basis in regard to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
• Identifying areas needing improvement and utilizing the facility performance process
• Actively participating in comprehensive program evaluation system
• Proposing new policies and procedures that will make the admission process smooth, more comfortable and more effective for patients
• Serving as an educational resource to patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, payor representatives, physicians, discharge planners, therapists, community members, and other parties as appropriate regarding rehabilitation issues
• Working with supervisor to ensure the program meets all local, state, The Joint Commission, regulatory standards
• Representing program in appropriate hospital committees

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Physical Therapy
• State licensure
• BLS
• Direct inpatient rehab experience; one year or more preferred, involving extensive knowledge of rehab/criteria
• Excellent interpersonal skills/communication skills
• Excellent organization/time management skills
• Excellent customer service skills; professional appearance
• Experience in providing educational programs

Benefits

Parham Doctors' 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 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.

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