Job Description:

The Physical Therapist will provide services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or changes in function and health status resulting form injury, disease, or other causes in our inpatient rehabilitation services department. Physical Therapists perform evaluations and treatment based on data gathered from examination. Will synthesize findings from history, system review, tests and measures to establish the diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. Complexity of evaluation includes the clinical findings, the extent of loss of function, social considerations and overall physical function and health status.


The inpatient therapy team consists of diverse clinicians with extensive experience and specialization in multiple clinical areas and provides excellent acute hospital level rehabilitation to a patient population with various clinical presentations. Our multidisciplinary therapy team consists of physical, occupational and speech therapists who perform evaluation and treatment for patients in all areas including orthopedics, post-surgical, medical, neurologic, intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department, observation units and general medical floors.



About Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital



Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.


Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.


At Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.



Qualifications

• BS in Physical Therapy required. MS or DPT in Physical Therapy preferred.


• Licensed by the State of Massachusetts


• Current CPR certification


• APTA membership or specialist certifications preferred


• Staff adheres to all C.A.R.E. Standards


• Ability to communicate positively and professionally with patients, families, the interdisciplinary team, and colleagues to achieve clinical goals.


• Computer skills

EEO Statement

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Apply Now