Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapist, Full Time

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a skilled Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and set goals in collaboration with patients and their families. You will educate patients and families and ensure all documentation complies with insurance and regulatory standards.

Additional responsibilities include educating staff, participating in departmental program development, and overseeing daily operations in the manager’s absence.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky Physical Therapy license or permit
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat patients and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Educate patients and families as part of the treatment process and ensure documentation complies with insurance and regulatory standards.
• Supervise departmental personnel and oversee daily operations in the manager's absence.
• Communicate with physicians and healthcare providers regarding patient care and discharge planning.

Education

Kentucky Physical Therapy License

BLS Certification

Job description

Summary Job Description

Physical Therapist SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES

We are seeking a skilled Physical Therapist, to join our team. In this role, you will evaluate and treat patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and set goals in collaboration with patients and their families. You will educate patients and families as part of the treatment process and ensure all documentation complies with insurance and regulatory standards. Additional responsibilities include educating staff and students, participating in departmental program development, and overseeing daily operations in the manager’s absence. The therapist will also communicate with physicians and healthcare providers regarding patient care and discharge planning, while staying current with industry research. You will supervise departmental personnel to ensure organized and efficient service delivery. This position is ideal for a dedicated professional committed to providing excellent patient care and contributing to the success of the department.

Requirements

Current active or current temporary Kentucky Physical Therapy License BLS certification within 90 days of hire

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post-offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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