Physical Therapist II, Brain and Body Health Program at UNC Health Care

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary: 

This position will serve as the Per Diem Vestibular Physical Therapist II for the Brain and Body Health Program at UNC. 

This high-profile program provides a comprehensive brain and body wellness exam for athletes retired from professional football and is available to a player every 5 years as part of their ongoing benefits. Our multi-disciplinary team completes an extensive evaluation of a former player’s health during the three-day program, and the player returns to his own community, and care team, with diagnostic results and personalized recommendations intended to improve his overall wellbeing. Our nurse care manager continues to follow the player for a full year after their visit. UNC is proud to be one of the health systems to participate in this work, powered by the NFLPA Trust. We care deeply about the work and about the larger mission to transition players to life after football. We focus on the body, and the mind. We are seeking a teammate who can bring expertise, as well as flexibility. 

Candidate should bring: 

• Experience providing trauma-informed care 

• A History in vestibular rehabilitation, spine rehabilitation 

• Experience using video-oculography and computerized dynamic post-urography On-site training is available to customize the experience for both the candidate and patients. 

Responsibilities: 

1. Completes PT documentation in the medical record per UNC guidelines, and in alignment with program nee. 

2. Completes department records for billing in a timely manner, and per UNC standard. 

3. Evaluates Patient, sets Physical Therapy (PT) treatment goals, devises a PT treatment plan and manages resources needed to perform treatment plan to accomplish the goals set for the patient. 

4. Completes recommendations. 

5. Plans and coordinates clinical programing as needed and required 

6. Other duties within scope of practice to support program need.

Qualifications

Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy program. 

Licensure/Certification Requirements: - Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the state of North Carolina. - BLS Professional 

Experience Requirements: Five (5) years of experience as a licensed Physical Therapist, including one (1) year in the specialty field.  

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Physicians Network

Organization Unit: Brain and Body Health

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Salary Range: $34.65 - $49.81 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC: Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.