Physical Therapist - Contingent/IRP

About the role

Rehabilitation team members are licensed or certified professionals (physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, social workers or therapeutic recreation specialists) who work within a specific team structure to offer inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation services. These services are provided to patients who have disorders and conditions associated primarily with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, or other neurogenic disorders, orthopedic problems, burns, amputations, or chronic pain.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and establish plans of care together with the team.
• Provide a wide variety of treatment techniques.
• Offer education and support to families.
• Facilitate continuing care planning.
• Evaluate quality of services and participate in outcomes management activities.
• Report directly to a team leader but also responsible to each other, to rehab assistants and aides, and to other participants in patient care activities, including attending and resident physicians, nurses, their support staff, and case managers to ensure coordination of services and programs.

Requirements

• Licensed and/or certified with the respective profession (physical therapy).
• Holds bachelor’s degree for physical therapists.
• Must be cleared through the National Database of Practitioners.
• Typically, one to two years experience working in a medical setting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Maintains professional licensure.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuing education.
• Mets mandatory education and health requirements.
• Demonstrates competence in technical, interpersonal, and cognitive skills required to meet essential job functions.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Part time.