Outpatient Physical Therapist with Lymphedema Experience

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:  

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full-time Days

The community you’ll be caring for:

Location Address: 3100 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, Florida 33613

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Tampa

• AdventHealth Pepin Heart Institute, known across the country for its advances in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research.
• Surgical Pioneers – 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 – 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

The role you’ll contribute:

•           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

The value you’ll bring to the team:  

• Collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patients’ health or situation.
• Performs consults as indicated from database collection.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine course of treatment.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
• The Patient’s Plan of Care is developed to attain expected outcomes.
• Implements the identified plan.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of expected outcomes.
• Honor's patient's rights by following privacy guidelines and code of ethics with our patients, physicians, co-workers, and guests. 

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy School / Occupational Therapy Degree
• Florida or licensure from another state with verification of application and eligibility for Florida licensure by endorsement
• Valid BCLS or completion within 90 days of hire.
• BLS required
• *Pelvic experience or Lymphedema experience preferred
• *Lymphedema management experience preferred