Overview

Employed by PAGNY for Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, located just 15 minutes from NYC, is an acute care teaching hospital academically affiliated with Weill-Cornell Medical College. Dedicated to providing high quality patient care to a diverse community, Lincoln Hospital is a NYS-designated Level I Trauma and Stroke Center and has Centers of Excellence in all medical specialties including its awarding winning Cancer and Breast Centers.

Highlights for working in the Rehab/Medicine department at NYC Health Hospitals/Lincoln: 

• Growing supportive staff
• Rotations between inpatient and outpatient physical therapy available
• Great union benefits
• Good work/life balance
• Overtime opportunities available

Responsibilities

Staff Physical Therapist

• Responsible for the assessment, re-assessment, treatment of patients in assigned areas, with maintenance of all records pertinent to treatment. This includes the delivery of physical therapy services, participating in interviews.

• Evaluates patients assigned for treatment. Completes the initial evaluation and report, including setting short and long-term goals, treatment and documents patient’s report in his/her medical record. Renders treatment as determined. Re-evaluates at appropriate intervals and makes the necessary modifications.

• Maintains records of patients’ progress and renders written reports at established intervals.

• Establishes and maintains treatment schedule for assigned patients; attends conferences, meetings and program rounds.

• Consults with medical staff regarding recommended therapy services and attends evaluation conferences and makes rounds to discuss progress of patients and problems relating to therapy.

• Requests equipment and supplies, maintaining inventory of patient care related items and department supplies.

Qualifications

• Current NY State license to practice Physical Therapy
• Graduate of an accredited Bachelor's program in Physical Therapy. Master's Degree is preferred.
• 2 years of experience preferably in an acute inpatient and outpatient Rehab Medicine Facility.Highly organized individual

Preferred Qualifications

• Bi-lingual

This is an 1199 union position. Benefits will come from 1199. 

Salary - Minimum: $90,144.19 - Maximum: $107,145.84

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health Hospitals (H H), the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

PAGNY has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from groups underrepresented in healthcare 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V