About the Role
Join the Cleveland Clinic Martin Health team in Florida, providing patient-first healthcare. You will work alongside passionate caregivers and contribute to a rewarding career within a respected healthcare organization. This role supports the vision of being the best place to work and receive care by enhancing access and reducing wait times.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and conduct medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs.
- Interpret plans and supervise patient treatments, ensuring patient care, safety, and wellbeing.
- Review and evaluate patient response to treatment.
- Make recommendations to physicians regarding the continuation or discontinuation of physical therapy.
- Provide appropriate documentation for each patient visit.
- Maintain and care for all equipment and apparatus.
- Ensure economical use of supplies, linens, and utilities.
- Provide appropriate billing for each patient visit.
- Assist in the on-the-job training of ancillary personnel.
- Float between Martin North, Martin South, and Tradition Hospitals as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or certificate
- Graduate of a Physical Therapy Program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association or related international degree
- Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT)
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- Internship experience
- Experience in an acute care setting (preferred)
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
- Must comply with the influenza prevention program, including annual vaccination or approved exemption.
- Must pass a drug screening.
Skills
- Testing muscle strength
- Assessing joint flexibility
- Evaluating mobility
- Implementing exercises for strength, range of motion, endurance, and coordination
- Utilizing heat, cold, electricity, or aquatics for pain relief
- Teaching exercises and body mechanics to prevent injury and regain function
- Building strong patient relationships
- Demonstrating sensitivity to patients dealing with pain
- Providing patients with drive and support
- Collaboration
- Evidence-based best practices
Location
- Stuart, Florida
Work Type
- Full-time
- Days
Experience Level
- Internship experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree or certificate
- Graduate of a Physical Therapy Program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association or related international degree
About the Company
- Cleveland Clinic Health System believes in a better future for healthcare.
- Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation.
- Cleveland Clinic's vision is to be the best place to work in healthcare and the best place to receive care.
- Caregivers are expected to demonstrate values and behaviors: quality and safety, empathy, teamwork, integrity, inclusion, and innovation.
Equal Opportunity
- The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment.
- Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
- Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
- Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
