PRN Physical Therapist

LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas • Carrollton, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist organizes, conducts, and oversees medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs in the Physical Therapy Department to improve patient function and prevent disability following disease or injury. Helps patients reach maximum performance within the limits of his/her capabilities. The Physical Therapist is actively involved in department activities, transdisciplinary team activities, and LifeCare activities to ensure individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations admitted to LifeCare Hospital. Patient Population: Has contact with patients in a clinical setting; understands and demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in the adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older) populations. Supervision: Oversees and directs delegated functions of the PTA and Rehabilitation Therapy Aide.

Requirements

• Current license as a Physical Therapist is required.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• All Physical Therapists must maintain current licensure and BLS certifications while employed with LifeCare Hospitals.
• Ability to lift, move, transport and position patients, equipment, or supplies/materials up to fifty (50) pounds without assistance; or over fifty (50) pounds with the aid of mechanical assistance or assistance of personnel.
• Range of motion and mobility of self by positioning or moving around hospital to include sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, stooping, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, and visitors to be able to exchange accurate information regarding patient condition and health status. Ability to exchange and express information by means of language and communicate information effectively.
• Ability to hear the nature of sounds. Ability to detect clinical alarms and conversation. Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to monitor/assess performance of yourself or other individuals to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Ability to see things at close range and match and/or detect differences between colors, including color and brightness.
• Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble small objects.
• Ability to keep your hand steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision making. Ability to use scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Ability to identify problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to respond to emergency or crisis in a calm and professional manner as a team member or team leader to resolve the crisis or emergency.
• Ability to work independently and perform routine and detail-oriented tasks. Ability to manage one’s own time and the time of others.
• Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Ability to collect and analyze numerical, written data and verbal communication to reach logical conclusions and ability to determine the time, place and sequence of operations or action.
• Ability to review, assess, record or type data quickly and accurately.
• Ability to observe and recognize or identify changes in patient’s health status or condition.
• Ability to perform mathematical equations.
• Ability to view and operate required equipment.
• Ability to determine resources needed in order to provide quality patient care.
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions.
• Ability to respond or make adjustments to any modality of therapy when deviation from routine care is required.
• Ability to motivate, develop and direct people as they work.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience in an acute care or LTACH setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients per MD orders and develops patient-specific plans of care that include short- and long-term goals to help rehabilitate patients to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
• Implements plan of care in a safe and supportive manner. Interacts with the patient regarding condition, progress and/or achievement of goals during each treatment session. Documents treatments and patient response. Communicates changing patient needs to physician.
• Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjusts treatments and short- and long-term goals to achieve maximum benefit. The outcome of care provided and progress toward the goals are documented.
• Directs, supervises, assesses, and communicates with physical therapy assistants and rehabilitation techs. Delegates responsibilities appropriately. Works in collaboration with the transdisciplinary team, patient, and family.
• Provides education to transdisciplinary team, patient and family concerning diagnosis, treatment, and post discharge care. Provides training and supervision of therapy techniques and objectives for members of the transdisciplinary team and students (if applicable).
• Plans/organizes work to maintain caseload, effectively schedules patient treatment sessions, maintains patient records and charges. Assures that equipment is maintained and is in clean and working order. Reports equipment maintenance and/or repair timely.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level