Physical Therapist, Outpatient

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We're looking for a Physical Therapist to join our team of established clinicians at our general practice clinic in North Wilkesboro, NC ! This role offers an excellent opportunity for professional growth, mentorship, and advancement through our Clinical Ladder program. In this role, you'll work with a diverse patient population, including orthopedic, neurologic, and general medical cases. Success in this position is driven by a strong commitment to evidence-based practice and patient- and family-centered care.

Position Highlights:

• Sign-on Bonus: This job qualifies for a $15,000 signon bonus, provided the candidate meets eligibility requirements. Click here to learn more.
• Location: North Wilkesboro, NC
• Relocation Assistance: Up to $7,500 in Relocation Assistance (for qualified candidates)

What We Offer:

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor's degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

Job Summary:

Provides comprehensive therapeutic patient care for patients to ensure positive patient outcomes, as needed. Educates the patient and health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan. Interacts with other departments and members of the medical team in developing and implementing interdisciplinary patient care plans to ensure comprehensive medical care.

What You'll Need

• Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure, active member of APTA encouraged, but not required.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required.
• CPR certification required every two years.
• Pediatric experience is a plus.
• Outpatient adult general practice with lymphedema preferred.

What You'll Do:

• Provide patient care assessment and treatment. Ensure patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice. Provide sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation. Complete written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy. Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate.
• Meet department financial and productivity standards. Understand the budgeted expectations. Maintain productivity standards. Adjust individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.
• Participate in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. Identify quality and operational opportunities.
• Promote professional development and education of other health care workers and provide representation on committees. Conduct in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhance safety.
• Supervise physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Communicate in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.
• Provide appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. Demonstrate age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.
• Adhere to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Pay Range

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.