Physical Therapist-Total Joint Home Health-part-time or PRN
Physical Therapist-Total Joint Home Health-part-time or PRN
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Part-time or PRN Physical Therapist
Ortho Home Health - Total Joint
New Grads Welcome
Select Physical Therapy is seeking a part-time or PRN time physical therapist for our In-Home Physical Therapy Program in Connecticut. This unique opportunity deals with patients needing In-Home physical therapy following total joint replacements. If you are looking for a healthy and active patient population to treat in the home setting this caseload of patients is 100% s/p total joint replacement. Our organization is an Outpatient center so documentation is much less cumbersome that traditional Home Health. An ideal physical therapist has solid ortho skills but we ARE able to consider a new graduate physical therapist. The physical therapist would serve the greater Danbury area. Mileage is paid as part of the compensation package.
Seize the opportunity to join our highly trained and respected physical therapy team that provides preventative and rehabilitative services that help improve quality of life for the community in which they live and work. Our work environment offers a great opportunity to provide skilled care to our patients and grow with the nations leader in outpatient physical therapy.
Schedule: Monday through Friday
PRN and part-time
Compensation: Hourly rate starting at $50/hr based on experience
Seize the opportunity to join our highly trained and respected physical therapy team that provides preventative and rehabilitative services that help improve quality of life for the community in which they live and work. Our work environment offers a great opportunity to provide skilled care to our patients and grow with the nations leader in outpatient physical therapy.
Select Physical Therapy is part of Select Medicals Outpatient Division . We are a nationally prominent locally driven provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation with approximately 1900 locations in 39 states including the District of Columbia. Throughout the country we operate primarily as Select Physical Therapy NovaCare Rehabilitation Physio Kessler Rehabilitation CenterKORT Saco Bay PhysicalTherapy Concentra SSM Physical Therapyand Keystone Physical Therapy. Our highly respected clinical team provides preventative and rehabilitative services that maximize functionality and promote well-being. We develop individualized treatment plans to help achieve each patients specific goals. Our integrated local market network allows us to effectively partner with physicians employers payors and case managers to achieve optimal patient outcomes in a cost-effective manner. We also provide physical therapy and athletic training services to professional sports teams colleges universities and high schools. #ACN
Responsibilities
- Understand appropriate state practice acts and adhere to the laws which govern how physical therapists may practice and whom physical therapists may supervise.
- Complete and maintain all corporate & clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations.
- Evaluate treat and direct treatment for patients for whom physical therapy is medically necessary and document this need clearly.
- Maintain open and respectful communication with co-workers physicians patients family members and third-party payors at all times.
- Attend and/or participate in facility meetings as directed by the center manager.
Qualifications
- Must be a graduate of an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) accredited school of physical therapy
- Valid State Physical Therapy License/ Registration REQUIRED to start
- Ability to work 40 hours per week with occasional late or early shifts to accommodate patients
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift patients using appropriate biomechanical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift. Must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds dead weight alone.
- Ability to walk bend stand and reach constantly during a work day/shift.
- Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to evaluate diagnose and monitor patient needs and to maintain accurate records recognize people and provide directions.
- Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
- Ability to push wheeled equipment through the facility and in the community.
- Possess fine motor skills for legible and accurate reporting charting scheduling daily correspondence and presentations either manually or through use of electronic equipment.
- Possess fine motor skills for effective and efficient handling of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment.
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