Acute care physical therapy burnout is real—and it’s costing hospitals outcomes, retention, and morale. If you’re a PT or clinic owner, this episode shows how to protect agency, stop presenteeism, and lead people back to great care.
Too many hospital PTs feel reduced to “discharge planning.” Rebecca Griffith breaks down why it happens (payer-centered systems), what you can control in every patient room, and what leaders should do when a great clinician starts sliding into burnout.
00:00 Identity, Agency, Burnout
05:10 Payer Rules, Discharge Pressure
15:40 Case Studies, Better Systems
30:20 Presenteeism, Team Drag
44:30 Reset The Conversation
49:50 Parting Shots, Next Steps
