Emergency Department Physical Therapist

Lee Memorial Hospital
-2776 Cleveland Ave Fort Myers FL 33901

Rehabilitation Services

Full Time ; 40 hours per week

Open to an 8, 9, or 10 hour schedule

$76,024.00 $ annually

Because the work you do matters, we make sure that you are supported both personally and professionally. We provide:

• Up to $22,000 in Hiring Incentives
• (if eligible)
  Exceptional Benefits
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
  
  Well-Being Support
• holistic health resources and mental wellness programs
  
  Professional Development
• Annual CEU reimbursement, free Med Bridge subscription, and career advancement pathways
  
  Retirement Match up to 5%
  Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• (PSLF) eligibility Generous
• Paid Time Off
• and flexible scheduling options
  
  Unique Program Opportunities
• including our
• Orthopedic Residency Program
• and
• New Graduate Rotation Program Expense-paid on-site interviews
• for eligible candidates
  
  At Lee Health, we care for you so that you can care for others.

The Emergency Department PT role is crucial for assessing care appropriateness, consulting with healthcare professionals, and delivering direct patient care. Lee Health's emergency departments embrace physical therapy services to enhance cost-efficiency, elevate patient satisfaction, and reduce readmissions through robust education and follow up. As the original cornerstone of Lee Health, Lee Memorial Hospital is a nationally recognized, non-profit acute care facility offering advanced services including a Primary Stroke Center designation and a DNV accredited Orthopedic Center of Excellence, with a proud history of delivering award-winning, patient-centered care to the Fort Myers community for over a century.

As a Physical Therapist, you will be responsible for examining, evaluating and testing individuals with mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis, prognosis and plan of treatment intervention, and assess the ongoing effects of intervention. The PT is also responsible for alleviating impairments, functional limitations and disabilities by designing, implementing and modifying treatment interventions.

Additional responsibilities include reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation and disability, as well as, the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health and wellness in populations of all ages. The PT is engaged in administration, consultation, education and research. The PT is expected to conduct themselves in an effective professional behavior manner. The attributes, characteristics or behaviors required for success in this job include: critical thinking, communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills, responsibility, professionalism, use of constructive feedback, effective use of time and resources, stress management, and commitment to learning.

Our Rehabilitation Services team is one of the largest and most dynamic in the region. With over 700 skilled professionals dedicated to helping patients regain strength, mobility, and independence through comprehensive, compassionate care. Our licensed physical, occupational, and speech therapists work closely with medical teams to create individualized treatment plans tailored to each patients unique needs. Beyond core therapy services, we offer a variety specialty programs including neurological rehabilitation, vestibular and balance therapy, lymphedema management, pelvic health therapy, and oncology rehabilitation.

With services spanning acute care, skilled nursing, home health, and outpatient settings, our team delivers exceptional, evidence-based care that restores…