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Adventist Health Care
Visiting Physical Therapist (PT), Day Shift, Home Health - Silver Spring
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What they do
A Physical Therapist helps patients with physically disabling conditions or injuries to improve their ability to move and manage their pain. Uses techniques including targeted exercises and massage therapy. Works in conjunction with other healthcare providers to provide rehabilitation to patients after an injury or illness. May specialize in treating certain types of injuries or patients.
$93,628 / year median in Maryland
+5% projected growth
Job Description
AHC - Home Health Silver Spring If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Adventist HealthCare Home Health is hiring a Physical Therapist (PT) in our Silver Spring Territory! Qualified candidates will be eligible for up to a $12,000 sign-on bonus. (
- Current AHC employees not eligible - see below under additional details.) We're seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. As a Physical Therapist (PT), you will:
- Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed).
- Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
- Plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral.
- Communicate, coordinate and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated.
- Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
- Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
- Be responsible for individual professional development activities.
- Educates and provides consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, students and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy Qualifications include:
- Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from accredited physical therapy program.
- 1-year site specific preferred
- Active Maryland License
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Work Schedule:
Employment Type:
Full-time Hours perWeek:
40 hrs/week ;Typical Daily Schedule:
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday throughFriday Shift Type:
Days Weekend Requirements:
Once per monthHoliday Requirements:
Rotating within the team- Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity.