Physical Therapist / Full-Time

Location: Memphis, TN (inside Baptist East)

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Responsibilities

• Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
• Promoting continuous quality improvement.
• Teaching and counseling patients/families.
• Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
• Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
• Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
• Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
• Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
• Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
• Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
• Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Benefits

• Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
• Clinical ladder program.
• Student debt benefit program.
• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings.
• Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection.
• Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Pay

$35.00 to $55.00 per hour

Schedule

Full-Time, Week Days Only