Physical Therapist, Lake​/Ashtabula Counties

Description

• Organizes and conducts Physical Therapy program to facilitate the rehabilitation of people with physical and/or psychosocial disabilities.
• The Physical Therapist directs the patient's participation in selected activities/treatments to restore, re‑enforce and correct pathology to promote and/or maintain good health.
• Performs evaluation(s) and develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient’s rehabilitation needs within the care continuum.
• Performs effective treatment techniques in a competent manner.
• Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.
• Initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.
• Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.
• Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
• Full time 40 hours per week.
• Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays.
• This is the day shift.
• 100% travel to the patient's home for care.

The territory will be Lake/Ashtabula Counties.

• Sign‑on Bonus:
  This position is eligible for a $6,000 sign‑on bonus to eligible candidates. Eligible candidates must be newly hired to UH and have at least 1 yr of PT experience.
• University Hospitals is offering a $6,000 sign‑on bonus, minus applicable taxes, for designated regular full-time PT positions to experienced PT's (1 years or more) hired externally.
• Sign‑on Bonus:
  This position is eligible for a $4,000 sign‑on bonus to eligible candidates. Eligible candidates must be newly hired to UH and have less than 1 yr of PT experience.
• University Hospitals is offering a $4,000 sign‑on bonus, minus applicable taxes, for designated regular full‑time PT positions to new grad PT's (less than 1 year of experience) hired externally.