Outpatient Physical Therapist 5+ Years
Pros
Sentara has multiple locations for OPPT and good benefit packages. I have worked with a wide variety of people from diverse backgrounds and age groups. Every day is something new.
Cons
Sentara OPPT is moving towards shorter treatment times, stressing productivity above all else. Clinics are extending hours and forcing long-standing therapists to change their schedules. 24 days of PTO are advertised on job listings, but salaried employees are forced to use PTO for holidays and weather-related clinic closures. According to recent information from HR, Sentara is required to pay exempt employees for a full day without utilizing PTO after the employee works half of their shift. However, management has been using PTO for any hours missed regardless of how much work was done on the given day. Snow closures forced us to use PTO, and now management is threatening to recall approved vacation time due to low PTO banks depleted by weather closures. Patient satisfaction surveys with questions about factors outside of the employees control weigh HEAVILY on performance reviews, causing the longest serving therapists to receive decreased raise amounts from previous years.