**Job Title:** Seasonal Physical Therapist
**Job Specialty:** Rehabilitation Services
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with some weekend shifts
**Guaranteed Hours:** 40
**Experience:**
- Minimum of one of the following as a Licensed Physical Therapist:
- 1 year of full-time acute care specific experience
- 2 years of skilled nursing/inpatient rehab facility experience
- 2 years of acute care specific experience (for those working less than full-time hours in this area)
**License:** Hold a valid permanent license as a physical therapist from the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy
**Certifications:** Provide proof of 2 hours of CVA specific continuing education obtained within the recent 4 months
**Must-Have:** Acute clinical therapy experience
**Job Description:**
- Responsible for implementing physician's orders for physical therapy services
- Provide comprehensive physical therapy within an interdisciplinary environment to facilitate patient independence and safety
- Utilize age-specific growth and development knowledge in caring for pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients
- Perform patient evaluations with appropriate functional tests/measures
- Construct and implement short-term, long-term, and personal/family goals
- Document patient care securely and properly in the Electronic Medical Record
- Use critical thinking in patient evaluation and treatment planning
- Apply knowledge of physical agent modalities as needed
- Work collaboratively as a team member to assist patient/family throughout the therapy care process
- Demonstrate physical ability to move equipment and patients safely
- Identify learning needs of patients or family members to provide appropriate care
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related job duties as assigned.