Physical Therapist - Acute Care

Inova Fairfax acute care rehab team is looking to add a full time Physical Therapist to our outstanding team. This is a full-time opportunity with excellent benefits, career growth, mentorship and much more. We are a level 1 trauma center, transplant center, and provide world class care to patients with a large variety of diagnoses.

Inova Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
• Student loan assistance - up to $10,000!
• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child.
• Retirement benefits with match from day one
• Free Parking to all employees
• Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

Physical Therapist Job Responsibilities:

• Documents the results of evaluations clearly and completely by including all essential elements according to department policy.
• Completes daily progress notes that reflect patients' responses to treatment, actual performance and an assessment as to status relevant to the treatment plan in addition to eventual discharge needs and treatment summaries if needed.
• Completes discharge notes that include a summary of the course of treatment, progress toward goals, discharge needs, recommendations for follow-up and patient and/or family education.
• Documents clearly, concisely and legibly within established timeframes (e.g. allows other therapists to continue treatment, allows for interpretation by payers, supports reimbursements).
• Documents evidence of patient and family/caregiver education.

Minimum Requirements:

• New graduate physical therapist eligible. One year of experience in acute care preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy. Master's Degree Preferred

Certification:

• BLS certified through the American Heart Association.

Licensure:

• Virginia License required upon start.

Preferred experience: a year as a Physical Therapist in an acute care setting.