PT Acute Care Hospital

Per Diem Acute Care Physical Therapist

Sturdy Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Per Diem Acute Care Physical Therapist to join our Rehabilitation Services team. The Physical Therapist will provide comprehensive physical therapy evaluation and treatment to patients in the acute-care hospital setting, with an emphasis on safe functional mobility, prevention of complications associated with hospitalization, and appropriate discharge planning. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical reasoning, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and assessments of patients with a variety of medical, surgical, orthopedic, neurological, and cardiopulmonary diagnoses.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on the patient's medical status, functional limitations, goals, and discharge needs.
• Provide therapeutic interventions including bed mobility training, transfer training, gait training, balance activities, therapeutic exercise, functional mobility training, stair training, neuromuscular re-education, and assistive-device training.
• Monitor patient response to treatment, including vital signs and changes in medical status.
• Recognize precautions, contraindications, and safety concerns and modify treatment appropriately.
• Safely manage patients with IV lines, oxygen, drains, catheters, telemetry, and other hospital equipment.
• Educate patients and families regarding mobility, exercise, safety, equipment, and home programs.
• Make appropriate recommendations regarding discharge destination, durable medical equipment, continued therapy, and level of assistance required.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, case managers, social workers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Document evaluations, treatments, progress, and discharge recommendations accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic medical record.
• Prioritize and manage a variable caseload according to patient acuity and hospital needs.
• Participate in quality improvement, education, and departmental activities as appropriate.
• Maintain compliance with hospital policies, professional standards, infection-control requirements, and applicable laws and regulations.

Required Skills/Qualifications/Training/Experience:

• New clinicians considered
• Excellent communication skills
• Follows evidence-based practice guidelines
• Strong clinical reasoning, assessment, and documentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of an acute-care physical therapy position.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications/Training/Experience:

• Prior hospital, acute care setting
• Graduate of an accredited Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate Degree Physical Therapy Program
• MA License
• BLS CPR
• Age Specific Criteria: Ability to effectively communicate to all age levels served within the scope of the position/assigned areas.
• Ability to Meet Job Performance Expectations: Must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves or other individuals in the workplace, with or without a reasonable accommodation.