Physical Therapist - Inpatient - Acute - PRN

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and conduct prescribed physical therapy treatment programs.
• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions.
• Establish, revise and evaluate plans of care while involving the patient and/or their family.
• Perform therapy interventions.
• Supervise activities of Physical Therapy Assistants, students and other caregivers.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or Certificate, Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT), Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Preferred qualifications: Experience in a clinical area, Open to new grads with inpatient experience.

Qualifications

• Physical Requirements: Ability to walk and climb stairs without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling. Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor. Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program. Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse. Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors. Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families. Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

None specified in the job posting.

Pay

Pay Range Minimum hourly: $50.00 Maximum hourly: $50.00

Schedule

This role will provide to patient populations involving chronic care, ICU, stroke, vascular and some orthopedics. This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work between 8:00am and 4:30pm with a requirement of 2 weekends per month. Options to pick up additional shifts during the week are available.