Travel Physical Therapist - $3,100 per week

Specialty: Physical Therapist | Discipline: Therapy | Start Date: ASAP | Duration: 13 weeks | 20 hours per week

About the role

LanceSoft is seeking a travel Physical Therapist for an inpatient opportunity at a ~500-bed Level 1 Trauma center with a 20-bed inpatient rehab unit. The caseload includes >50% neuro (CVA, TBI, nTBI, SCI), LE amputation, multi-trauma, and approximately 190 patients on the acute PT caseload.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and treats patients of all ages, modifying plan of care as appropriate.
• Serves as a role model in delivery of professional services and as a clinical resource for staff and students.
• Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair, and floor, if applicable.
• Is aware of and demonstrates safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury to self, staff, and patients.
• Demonstrates respect by treating patients and each other with dignity and respect, being empathetic and caring, and staying fully engaged with those who need services.
• Designs an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan.
• Adjusts care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educates patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods.
• Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Performs examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.
• Produces documentation in accordance with the Clinical Process Policy (CTSCP67).
• Screens patients using procedures to determine the effectiveness of and need for therapy services, if appropriate.
• Uses support personnel according to legal standards and ethical guidelines and monitors the care delivered by support personnel, providing regular feedback.
• Evaluates and implements intervention plans utilizing activities that are functional in nature and take into consideration the functional and emotional needs of the patient/family.
• Modifies approach in response to patient behavior and performance.
• Utilizes standardized outcomes measures in a uniform manner to ensure functional performance is accurately reflected.
• Completes documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborates with patient, family, and significant others throughout the rehabilitation process and provides education/family training as necessary.
• Provides supervision to PTA and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory agencies.
• Clearly communicates patient performance, change in status, activity/transfer recommendations, and recommendations for discharge disposition and equipment required for the next level of care with the medical team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy (required).
• Illinois Physical Therapist (PT) License (required).
• BLS (American Heart Assoc.) certification (required).
• New graduates considered.
• English language proficiency (speak, read, write).

Skills

• Patient evaluation
• Treatment planning
• Patient transfer
• Body mechanics
• Patient education
• Clinical documentation
• Physical therapy diagnosis
• Examination methods
• Screening procedures
• Use of support personnel
• Intervention planning
• Standardized outcomes measures
• Family training
• Supervision of PTA and rehabilitation technicians
• Communication with medical team

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
• 8-hour shifts, days
• 20 hours per week

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits