Physical Therapist, PRN, Inpatient
Listed compensation
Pay Range: $49.00/day
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Department
Status: Benefits Eligible:
No
Hours Per Week
0
Schedule Details/Additional Information
Various
Pay Range
$49.00 - $49.00
What You'll Need
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required.
M.S. or D.P.T. preferred.
- Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of applicable state with current licensure
- CPR certification required every two years.
What You'll Do
Provides patient care assessment and treatment. Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice. Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals.
Maintains accurate patient documentation. Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy. Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate.
Meets department financial and productivity standards. Understands the budgeted expectations. Maintains productivity standards. Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.
Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. Identifies quality and operational opportunities.
Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees. Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to healthcare workers and enhances safety.
Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.
Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.
Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
Our Commitment to You
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Benefits and more
Paid Time Off Programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e. g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.
Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.
It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.
Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.
Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist provides comprehensive patient assessments, develops treatment plans, and maintains accurate clinical documentation. They also participate in quality improvement initiatives, supervise students, and collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure effective patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school and possess a current state license. CPR certification is also required, and a Master's or D.P.T. degree is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 40% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (399 salary observations; 1,735 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,282 salary observations; 53,962 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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