Per Diem / PRN Physical Therapist - $50 per hour

Specialty: Physical Therapist | Discipline: Therapy | Duration: Ongoing | Employment Type: Per Diem

About the Role

Select Medical Rehabilitation Hospital at Lutheran Hospital, a joint venture/partnership/affiliation with Select Medical, is seeking a Physical Therapist for a per diem position in Fort Wayne, IN. This role offers weekday and weekend coverage with a compensation of $50.00 per hour and a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing systematic patient assessments.
• Promote continuous quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and families.
• Set goals and develop treatment plans.
• Work cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
• Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education, and adaptive equipment.
• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as PT and PTA students.
• Conduct individual patient therapy regimens.
• Monitor patient's response to treatment and modify treatment during sessions, as needed.
• Complete appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
• Participate in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Requirements

• Hold a current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT).
• Possess Certified BLS or obtain it within 90 days of employment.

*Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process and are to be completed before an employee's first day of work.*

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan (part-time/per diem positions eligible based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year).
• School loan reimbursement.
• Life insurance.
• Medical benefits.
• Vision benefits.

Pay

$50.00 per hour with a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

Per Diem, with weekday and weekend coverage needed.