Job Description & Requirements
Physical Therapist - Acute - (PT - Acute)
StartDate: 1/20/2025
Available Shifts: 8 D
Pay Rate: $2052.00 - $2364.00
PT needed asap for 13 weeks
Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating the data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention. Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Administer manual exercises, modalities and/or traction to help relieve pain, increase the patient's strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling. Oversee and direct patient care provided by Physcial Therapist Assistant/s. Assists patients to reach their maximum performance and level of functioning, while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities. Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program. Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
Physical Therapist participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates in QI activities. Participates in all infection control, departmental equipment training, District safety and fire safety programs
ACLS
BLS/BCLS
CA lic required
2 years experience
Required QualificationsPhysical Therapist, Long Term Acute CareExperience: 2 yearsLicenses: PT(Compact Accepted)Certifications: BLS-AHA(Copy needed); ACLS-AHA(Copy needed)ANDPhysical Therapist, AcuteExperience: 2 yearsANDPhysical Therapist, SkilledExperience: 2 yearsANDPhysical Therapist, OutpatientExperience: 2 yearsSSN RequiredDOB Requirednone
Preferred Qualificationsnone
Job Benefits
Allied travel assignments are typically for 13 weeks and offer generous packages that include: Competitive pay rates Medical, Dental, Vision 401(k) and Flex Spending Life Insurance Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage Free Continuing Education Competitive Housing Deal Refer a friend and earn extra cash!
About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.
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