• Physical Therapist AdventHealth Tampa

  Location Address: 3100 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, Florida 33613

  Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Tampa

  • Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, known across the country for its advances in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research.
  • Surgical Pioneers â“ the first in Tampa with the latest robotics in spine surgery
  • Building a brand new, six story surgical and patient care tower which will ensure state of the art medical and surgical car for generations to come
  • Awarded the Get With The Guidelines â“ Stroke GOLD Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and have been recognized as a recipient of their Target: Stroke Honor Roll for our expertise in stroke care. We have also received certification by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Stroke Association as a Primary Stroke Center.

  Work Hours/Shift:

  • Weekend Days PRN

  You Will Be Responsible For:

  • Assesses patient ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills
  • Designs appropriate plans of care, including type and frequency of treatment
  • Implements treatment plans using appropriate modalities
  • Documents patient progress
  • Plans and assists with patient discharge from therapy services and provides information regarding appropriate selection/use of adaptive equipment and support programs

What You Will Need:

• Ability to assess and determine appropriate need for treatments
• Ability to perform standard diagnostics and prognostic examinations of muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability
• Up-to-date knowledge of specialized physical testing and treatment equipment
• Ability to collaborate and coordinate with other health care professionals in the management and implementation of care within and across care settings and communities
• Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office 
• Must be able to read, write and speak conversational English
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current valid State license as a Physical Therapist

Job Summary:

• Evaluates and conducts medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs.