Travel Physical Therapist - $2,526 per week

Job Responsibilities

• Provides clinical patient care by: Initiating and administering appropriate treatment, progressing patient treatment as appropriate and carrying patient load that reflects productivity standards.
• Evaluates patient accurately.
• Plans appropriate treatment.
• Sets and meets functional goals.
• Revises and progresses treatment program as goals are met.
• Provides documentation by maintaining appropriate treatment records, completing accurate daily patient charges.
• Completes patient records in a timely (same day) time frame.
• Accurately reflects in patient charges the time spent and procedures performed as well as equipment used.
• Maintains technical expertise through attendance and participation in continuing education activities; departmental in-services, keeping abreast of technical advances.
• Attends 90% of scheduled in-services and departmental meetings, patient/family.
• Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members, as well as other healthcare providers.
• Follows care path guidelines for patient/family education and documentation of home programs.
• Follows set guidelines for daily operations and assists (in-charge) therapist with daily responsibilities as appropriate.
• Schedules and prioritizes daily work assignments.
• Delegates, as appropriate, patients to RPTA or other support personnel.
• Decision Making: The carrying out of non-routine procedures under constantly changing conditions, in conformance with general instructions from supervisor.
• Captures and communicates information to others.
• Works directly with patients and/or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Required Skills & Experience

• Zero (0) - six (6) months of related experience.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from patients and families.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to use computers, basic computer knowledge, as needed for data input and reporting.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Effective reasoning ability and ability to be adaptable.

Required Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.

Required Certification & Licensure

• Valid State of Oklahoma Licensure.
• OR - Temporary Letter of Authorization to practice Physical Therapy.
• BLS.