Physical Therapist, Opt 1-Therapy Staffing Resources

Job description

Overview
Physical Therapist (Therapy pool)
Preferred: Experience in Wound Care
Are you a compassionate Physical Therapist looking for a flexible opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a variety of patient populations? Join our Therapy Services Supplemental Pool and help patients regain mobility, improve function, and achieve their rehabilitation goals.
What You'll Do
As a Physical Therapist, you will:
• Evaluate patients and develop individualized treatment plans designed to improve functional outcomes.
• Provide hands-on therapeutic interventions and exercise programs tailored to each patient's needs.
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans, recovery strategies, and the use of assistive devices.
• Monitor patient progress, document treatment outcomes, and adjust care plans as needed.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver high-quality patient care.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with patients requiring wound care management is highly preferred.
• Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and patient education skills.

Practice Settings
This role may work in one or more of the following areas:
• Acute Rehabilitation Services (Raleigh/Cary)
• Rehabilitation Hospital
• Outpatient Rehabilitation

Patient Populations
You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of patients, including:
• Stroke, spinal cord injury, and brain injury patients
• Individuals with neurological conditions
• Post-surgical orthopedic patients
• Cardiac rehabilitation patients
• Multi-trauma and medically complex patients
• Adult and pediatric populations

Department Description
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org .
EOE
Licensure
Licensed Physical Therapist Required
Education
Bachelor's Degree Physical Therapy Required Master's Degree Physical Therapy Preferred
Experience
2 Years Clinical - Physical Therapy Preferred. Seeking individual with wound care experience