Acute Care Physical Therapist – Day Shift, Austin

Clinical Therapist // Speech Language Pathologist $1,771 weekly stipends $7.25/hour $290 weekly base pay Onsite Contract Starts 8/31/2026 13 weeks

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Job Description

Day Shift 8 hours/day 5 days/week

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Location: 3801 N. Lamar, Austin Texas 78756

Building:
Heart Hospital

Floor: 1-3

Quantity:1

Shift: 7:30am to 4pm

Call Requirements none

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

· Number of Beds
-72

· Number of Staff – 2 PT, 1 OT, PRN ST

· Type of staff:

o Day Shift – ( example 1 charge, 3 RN, 2 CNA, and 1-3 sitters)

o Night Shift -

· Type of equipment -

· Permanent Positions on Unit Avaliable? (Y/N) –Y, 1 FT PT

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have
: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

· Acute care experience including ICU/CCU as may be the only PT on weekends

Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.

· Wound care—preferred but not necessary

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

Best personality Fit:

· Respectful of manager, patients, staff; attention to safety, friendly/caring; manages time/attendance independently

· Able to participate in high level of coordination and communication throughout day

Dress Code :
Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

· Scrub Color - carribean blue or khaki bottom/navy polo

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

Awards/Recognition: Feel free to include items such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards, reigning annual chili cook-off winners, etc.

· Hospital has won multiple local and national recognitions 2023/2024

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. * Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent .

Being a small hospital, communication is very good between providers and therapy and it is easy to get assistance with patient or staff needs; it is a very supportive environment. We use imobile to communicate with each other and with the hospitalists, case managers, RN's. The 2 staff PT's have 15 and 30+ years of experience and one is a certified wound care therapist.

They are very supportive.

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Location: 3801 N. Lamar, Austin Texas 78756

Building:
Heart Hospital

Floor: 1-3

Order Detail:

Discipline: PT

Quantity:1

Shift: 7:30am to 4pm

Call Requirements none

Weekends: rotating every 3 to 4 weekends

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

· Number of Beds
-72

· Number of Staff – 2 PT, 1 OT, PRN ST

· Type of staff:

o Day Shift – ( example 1 charge, 3 RN, 2 CNA, and 1-3 sitters)

o Night Shift -

· Patient Ratios –

· Type of equipment -

· EMR –Meditech

· Permanent Positions on Unit Avaliable? (Y/N) –Y, 1 FT PT

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have
: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

· Acute care experience including ICU/CCU as may be the only PT on weekends

Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.

· Wound care—preferred but not necessary

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

· Open heart/TAVR/LVAD implants

Best personality Fit:

· Respectful of manager, patients, staff; attention to safety, friendly/caring; manages time/attendance independently

· Able to participate in high level of coordination and communication throughout day

Dress Code :
Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

· Scrub Color - carribean blue or khaki bottom/navy polo

Unit…