PHYSICAL THERAPIST- INPATIENT REHAB- FT - DAY SHIFT

UHS•Enid, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center is seeking a full-time, day-shift Physical Therapist to join its inpatient rehabilitation team in Enid, Oklahoma. The Physical Therapist evaluates patients and plans, directs, and administers physician-prescribed physical therapy treatments to restore function and prevent disability following injury, disease, or physical disability. The therapist helps patients achieve their maximum performance and level of functioning while adapting to the limits of their capabilities. The role serves diverse patient populations and requires knowledge of a range of diagnostic groups, normal growth and development, and age- and diagnosis-appropriate treatment. The therapist contributes to individualized interdisciplinary plans of care and applies knowledge of the IRF-PAI and Care Tool in the CMS payment system. St. Mary's is a 229-bed acute care hospital that has served northwest Oklahoma for more than 100 years.

Requirements

Degree in Physical Therapy from a school of Physical Therapy accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy.
Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Oklahoma.
BLS certification required.
Crisis Prevention training (TEAM) required within six months of hire; not applicable to PRN.
Recent graduates who have applied for the licensure examination may be considered for provisional appointment.

Nice To Haves

First Aid certification preferred.
One to three years of inpatient rehabilitation or acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients and plan, direct, and administer physical therapy modalities prescribed by a licensed physician.
Provide referring-physician-prescribed treatments to restore function and prevent disability following injury, disease, or physical disability.
Assist patients in reaching their maximum performance and level of functioning while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities.
Demonstrate working knowledge and skills across diagnostic groups, including orthopedic and arthritis-related conditions; neurological conditions such as CVA, TBI, degenerative neurological diseases, and SCI; and generalized weakness related to medical or surgical conditions such as DM, ESRD, amputation, COPD, CHF, and CABG.
Apply knowledge of normal growth and development, related behaviors, needs, comfort, and age- and diagnosis-appropriate treatment for adult and geriatric patients to support individualized interdisciplinary plans of care.
Demonstrate knowledge of the IRF-PAI and Care Tool and their application in the CMS payment system.