Physical Therapist Inpatient and Outpatient Full Time Days Marianjoy
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a patient who was not progressing. What did you change?
What they are checking: Whether they reassess or keep going with the plan.
What kind of patients do you most want to be treating?
What they are checking: Whether the caseload matches what they actually want.
What would you do
This role covers both inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient. How is your approach different in each?
What they are checking: The posting requires flexibility across both, which are genuinely different disciplines.
How do you contribute to discharge planning?
What they are checking: The posting names discharge planning, and in rehabilitation it decides the next year of someone's life.
How do you educate a caregiver who will be doing this at home?
What they are checking: Caregiver education, which carries the work beyond discharge.
How do you set goals with a patient whose expectations are higher than what you think is achievable?
What they are checking: Honesty without taking away their reason to work.
About the work
Walk me through your evaluation of a patient newly admitted to inpatient rehabilitation.
What they are checking: Clinical reasoning at the point where the whole admission is planned.
How do you build a treatment plan collaboratively rather than handing one down?
What they are checking: The posting says collaborative treatment plans, which most therapists claim and fewer do.
How do you supervise a physical therapist assistant and stay accountable for the plan?
What they are checking: The posting names supervision of paraprofessionals directly.
How do you keep documentation clear and concise across two settings with different standards?
What they are checking: The posting names documentation standards, and two settings means two sets of them.
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