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Adventist HealthCare

Non-profit faith-based healthcare system

Vestibular Physical Therapist - Outpatient Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation TherapiesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSilver Spring, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's, master's, or doctorate in occupational therapy from an accredited occupational therapy program or an educationally equivalent international program.
  • At least 2 years of experience; at least 1 year in the setting is preferred.
  • Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and a plan of care before intervention for people with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings, flexing to any rehabilitation site as needed.
  • Provide or direct and supervise therapy intervention consistent with examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care results, involving the patient/client and appropriate others in planning, implementation, and assessment; reexamine as needed, evaluate progress or changes in status, and modify or discontinue the plan of care accordingly.
  • In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan patient/client discharge based on anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide appropriate follow-up or referral; discontinue intervention when the patient/client cannot progress toward goals or will no longer benefit, coordinating with the referring provider or team where indicated.
  • Communicate, coordinate, and document patient/client management, including examination and evaluation results, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions and responses, barriers to progress, status changes, reexamination, discharge or discontinuation, and other management activities with care-team members as indicated.
  • Supervise and direct the patient-care activities of assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
  • Manage the schedule to accommodate census and patient-load variation and inform management of caseload-management issues.
  • Attend team meetings and communicate patient status effectively, using the medical record or consulting other treating therapists as needed to maintain sufficient case knowledge.
  • Complete individual and assigned hospital performance-improvement and professional-development activities.
  • Educate and consult consumers, healthcare professionals, students, and the public about the purposes and benefits of therapy.
  • Mentor and support students during clinical practice in patient-centered care.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 1 year of experience in the setting is preferred.

About the Company

Adventist HealthCare

Non-profit faith-based healthcare system

Adventist HealthCare operates a network of hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and mental health services in Maryland. It delivers coordinated care across inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and community settings, guided by its faith-based mission. Unlike many providers, it is a not-for-profit organization that reinvests earnings into facilities and community health rather than distributing profits. Its goal is to provide compassionate patient care rooted in the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ and to improve regional health through reinvested resources.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, MD
Founded
1907

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