Lead Physical Therapist Inpatient Therapy Full-Time Days MMH

Lead Physical Therapist

The Lead Physical Therapist is responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals with physical impairments and mobility challenges. This role involves assessing and treating physical impairments, creating individualized care plans, and utilizing evidence-based techniques to optimize patient recovery and mobility. The Lead Physical Therapist collaborates with an interdisciplinary care team to deliver cohesive patient care, educates patients and caregivers, and provides guidance on safe mobility and exercise strategies for home use. In addition, the Lead Physical Therapist mentors staff, oversees student externships, conducts annual competency evaluations, and ensures compliance with hospital policies and patient confidentiality regulations. The role also involves contributing to departmental goals and maintaining high standards of care. In addition to patient care, the Lead Physical Therapist oversees scheduling and staffing to meet patient needs, including weekends and holidays. This role includes mentoring team members, completing skills checklists for new hires, conducting annual competency assessments, and providing input for performance evaluations. The Lead Physical Therapist also supervises student externships, ensuring clinical rotations are productive and enriching. The Lead Physical Therapist actively participates in unit and departmental meetings, leads discipline-specific discussions, and contributes to committees focused on service excellence and employee engagement. Collaborating with leadership, this role assists in the procurement of capital equipment and ensures adherence to hospital policies, safety protocols, and legal standards. By fostering a culture of professional growth, collaboration, and excellence, the Lead Physical Therapist ensures the delivery of comprehensive, patient-focused care. Demonstrates service excellence at all times. Other duties as assigned.

About Manatee Memorial Hospital (MMH): Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida, has served the citizens of Manatee, Sarasota and surrounding counties for over 70 years. Part of the Manatee Healthcare System, the hospital has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. The 295-bed hospital with over 800 physicians, residents and allied health professionals, offers advanced healthcare services in a caring and compassionate environment. Services include cardiac care and cardiovascular medicine, emergency care for all ages, surgery services including robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci Surgical System, a weightloss program, orthopedic services, outpatient and inpatient radiology and rehabilitation, respiratory care, sleep, oncology, wound care and women's and children's services. Manatee Memorial Hospital also offers a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for babies with special needs. MMH offers comprehensive benefits such as: challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation, excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan, generous paid time off, 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.

About Universal Health Services One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma/GED
• Vocational/Technical School/Diploma
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Other: Doctoral Degree

REQUIRED LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

• State of Florida Physical Therapist License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of five (5) years patient care experience
• Minimum of one (1) year Manatee Health experience

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