Physical Therapist

About the role

Ogallala Community Hospital, located in Ogallala, Nebraska, is seeking a Physical Therapist to join their team. The hospital is part of a larger network of facilities and is committed to providing compassionate, innovative patient care.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patient's functional abilities and limitations.
• Determines if intervention is needed.
• Establishes a plan of care and treatment goals.
• Completes comprehensive evaluation within the established time frame set by the department.
• Identifies and prioritizes key limiting factors.
• Collaborates with patient and family/caregiver when setting goals.
• Initiates discharge planning.
• Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders.
• Implements individualized treatment plan with consideration to the patient's physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational and age specific needs.
• Provides skilled treatment in a safe manner.
• Affects ongoing effectiveness of treatment and modifies plan of care as indicated.
• Involves patient and family/caregiver in the treatment and decision making process.
• Provides ongoing education to physician, nurse, patient, family/caregiver, and interdisciplinary team.
• Documents according to professional practice guidelines set by regulatory agencies.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to ensure the best possible follow through of care.
• Communicates evaluation/treatment results and patient progress to physicians, nurses, patient, family/caregiver, and interdisciplinary team.
• Accepts responsibility to contact physicians for routine or difficult problem solving to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Defends treatment rationale with standard practices and/or current literature.
• Exhibits adaptability in assignments as it relates to caseload, scheduling, and staffing shifts.
• Takes initiative to assist in other patient care areas and accepts responsibility for all patient care needs.
• Demonstrates appropriate supervision and delegation of personnel to achieve safe delivery of quality cost effective patient care.
• Participates in the training and orientation of new personnel.
• Assures competency of personnel, prior to delegation of task.
• Department operational activities.
• Attends department required meetings and/or follows up to obtain pertinent information.
• Participates in departmental/facility process improvement.
• Maintains productivity standards set by the department.

Requirements

• Graduated from an APTA accredited school of Physical Therapy, or equivalent.
• Current Physical Therapy license within the State of practice.
• BLS certification required.

Qualifications

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Skills

• Ability to become proficient with computer software applications commonly used in an automated patient care environment.
• Patient care equipment, evaluation tools, and therapeutic modalities.

Benefits

• $15,000 sign on bonus and relocation available.

Pay

• Competitive compensation.

Schedule

• Full-time opportunity that works Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.