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Physical Therapist (PT)
Select Medical • Atlantic City, NJ 08404 • Posted 27 days ago
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Select Specialty Hospital-Atlantic City, NJ, part of Select Medical, is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to join their team. The role involves working with medically complex patients to provide exceptional patient care and promote healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. The position offers the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team, develop collaborative relationships with patients and their families, and participate in continuous quality improvement efforts.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients and their families in coping with the unpredictability of illness within the hospital environment.
- Perform initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
- Promote continuous quality improvement.
- Teach and counsel patients/families.
- Set goals and develop treatment plans.
- Work cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
- Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
- Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants and supervise PT and PTA students.
- Conduct individual patient therapy regimens.
- Monitor patient's response to treatment and modify treatment during sessions, as needed.
- Complete appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
- Participate in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
Qualifications
Required
- Successful completion of all educational requirements for state licensure or eligibility for a license in Physical Therapy.
- Current State licensure (or eligibility for State licensure).
- Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
Preferred
- Some supervisory experience.
Full Job Description
**Overview**
**Critical Illness Recovery Hospital**
**Select Specialty Hospital-Atlantic City, NJ**
**(located inside of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center)**
**Physical Therapist (PT) -** **Full Time**
At Select Specialty/Regency Hospitals, a division of Select Medical, we care for chronically and critically ill or post-ICU patients who require extended hospital care. Select Medical employs over 48,000 people across the country and provides quality care to approximately 70,000 patients each and every day across our four divisions.
Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.
Do you love the challenge of working with medically complex patients? Are you passionate about delivering an excellent patient experience? If you answered 'yes', consider an opportunity with us!
**Responsibilities**
We are looking for valued employees who will be Champions of the Select Medical Way, which includes putting the patient first, helping to improve quality of life for the community in which you live and work, continuing to develop and explore new ideas, providing high-quality care and doing well by doing what is right.
Using discretion and independent judgment, you will assist patients and their families in coping with the unpredictability of illness within the context of the hospital environment.
+ Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
+ Promoting continuous quality improvement.
+ Teaching and counseling patients/families.
+ Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
+ Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
+ Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
+ Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
+ Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
+ Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
+ Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
+ Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
**Qualifications**
You will demonstrate an understanding of patient needs, ensuring that each patient feels informed and understood, as well as heard. You are passionate about providing superior quality care and you are an inventive problem solver who thrives in a dynamic environment.
Minimum requirements:
+ Requires successful completion of all educational requirements as mandated for state licensure or eligibility for a license in Physical Therapy.
+ Current State licensure (or eligibility for State licensure) required.
+ Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:
+ Some supervisory experience is preferred.
**Additional Data**
Select Medical strives to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.
+ The opportunity to care for complex, critically ill patients.
+ An extensive and thorough orientation program.
+ Work jointly with an interdisciplinary team, consisting of registered nurses, other physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and physicians to assist patients in regaining their independence.
+ Develop collaborative relationships with patients and their families.
+ Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID).
+ Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage.
+ A 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
+ Short and Long Term Disability.
+ Personal and Family Medical Leave.
We'd love for you to join the team!
Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
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**Job ID** _300393_
**Location** _US-NJ-Atlantic City_
**Experience (Years)** _1_
**Category** _Therapy - Physical Therapy_
**_Street Address_** _1925 Pacific Ave, 5th Floor_
**_Company_** _Select Specialty Hospital - Atlantic City_
**Position Type** _Full Time_
**Critical Illness Recovery Hospital**
**Select Specialty Hospital-Atlantic City, NJ**
**(located inside of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center)**
**Physical Therapist (PT) -** **Full Time**
At Select Specialty/Regency Hospitals, a division of Select Medical, we care for chronically and critically ill or post-ICU patients who require extended hospital care. Select Medical employs over 48,000 people across the country and provides quality care to approximately 70,000 patients each and every day across our four divisions.
Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.
Do you love the challenge of working with medically complex patients? Are you passionate about delivering an excellent patient experience? If you answered 'yes', consider an opportunity with us!
**Responsibilities**
We are looking for valued employees who will be Champions of the Select Medical Way, which includes putting the patient first, helping to improve quality of life for the community in which you live and work, continuing to develop and explore new ideas, providing high-quality care and doing well by doing what is right.
Using discretion and independent judgment, you will assist patients and their families in coping with the unpredictability of illness within the context of the hospital environment.
+ Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
+ Promoting continuous quality improvement.
+ Teaching and counseling patients/families.
+ Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
+ Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
+ Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
+ Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
+ Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
+ Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
+ Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
+ Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
**Qualifications**
You will demonstrate an understanding of patient needs, ensuring that each patient feels informed and understood, as well as heard. You are passionate about providing superior quality care and you are an inventive problem solver who thrives in a dynamic environment.
Minimum requirements:
+ Requires successful completion of all educational requirements as mandated for state licensure or eligibility for a license in Physical Therapy.
+ Current State licensure (or eligibility for State licensure) required.
+ Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:
+ Some supervisory experience is preferred.
**Additional Data**
Select Medical strives to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.
+ The opportunity to care for complex, critically ill patients.
+ An extensive and thorough orientation program.
+ Work jointly with an interdisciplinary team, consisting of registered nurses, other physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and physicians to assist patients in regaining their independence.
+ Develop collaborative relationships with patients and their families.
+ Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID).
+ Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage.
+ A 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
+ Short and Long Term Disability.
+ Personal and Family Medical Leave.
We'd love for you to join the team!
Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
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**Job ID** _300393_
**Location** _US-NJ-Atlantic City_
**Experience (Years)** _1_
**Category** _Therapy - Physical Therapy_
**_Street Address_** _1925 Pacific Ave, 5th Floor_
**_Company_** _Select Specialty Hospital - Atlantic City_
**Position Type** _Full Time_
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