Physical Therapist, Inpatient - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

$7,500 Bonus and Relocation

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is a 396-bed, acute care hospital within Dartmouth Health, a larger academic health system serving patients across northern New England. We are a level I trauma center and the only air ambulance service (DHART) in New Hampshire. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is closely associated with the Dartmouth Institute and Geisel School of Medicine which provides a rich backdrop for system wide continuing education and research opportunities for self-motivated staff members.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated candidates with a curiosity for learning and a passion for the profession to join our dynamic physical therapy team. You will work closely with a large team of Physical Therapists and other rehab staff members with diverse areas of expertise. Our supportive leadership team values growth, learning and change while providing a safe work setting to allow for practice improvement initiatives as well as opportunities for engagement in research and interdisciplinary team projects. The Rehabilitation Department as a whole prioritizes a collaborative and collegial environment to enable each staff member to provide the best care possible to everyone.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is located in Lebanon, NH and features the only Neurocritical Care Unit in northern New England. We are a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and are a Certified Center of Excellence with the ALS Association. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health also includes the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation; and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD), the state’s only children’s hospital. Our mission is to advance health through research, education, clinical practice, and community partnerships, providing each person the best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.

Position Highlights:

• Position is: full-time, 40 hours/week, Mon-Fri, 8-4:30
• Includes occasional, scheduled weekend shifts with associated days off during the week
• Responsible for autonomous provision of physical therapy services in the acute care setting
• Available ICU and Pediatric competencies for those demonstrating committed interest
• Department benefits include continuing education funds and continuing education days
• Opportunity to be a Clinical Instructor for physical therapy students
• Work collaboratively alongside experienced and dedicated rehab staff

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Has a desire to help patients in a hospital setting
• Can work independently and effectively as an individual and collaboratively with other rehab disciplines when necessary
• Has strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Desires to continue learning and engage in professional development opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Examines, evaluates, diagnoses, prognosticates and provides intervention. Reports findings to other health care team members. Provides discharge recommendations, exercise programs, and family teaching
• Establishes physical therapy plan of care to include interventions, frequency, disposition plan and goals based upon achievable outcomes.
• Participates in department in-services, student education, and department committees,
• Completes timely documentation and billing, prioritizes a caseload, and coordinates care with other rehab disciplines and nursing staff
• Coordinates the scheduling of patients and meetings
• Establishes individual professional goals and is proactive to achieve those goals
• Delegates tasks to support personnel
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

• Bachelor's degree if graduate prior to 2002; minimum of Master's degree if graduating in 2002 or later.

• New Hampshire PT license required. • BLS certified.