Per Diem Physical Therapist

Continuum Healthcare Inc.; North Philipsburg (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Continuum Healthcare Inc. seeks a Physical Therapist (PT) to manage patient care within an interdisciplinary team in the facility.

You will supervise assistants and aides under an established plan of care, ensuring quality, cost-effective treatment and adherence to state/federal guidelines. Licensure in the employed state and relevant education are required to perform effectively.

Qualifications

• Education: degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy, or a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology or equivalent.
• Active licensure as a Physical Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist.
• Prefer experience supervising rehabilitation personnel and understanding regulatory guidelines.
• Familiarity with long-term care, outpatient settings, and cost/productivity management.

Responsibilities

• Participates as part of an interdisciplinary team and manages care quality.
• Supervises assistants and aides per a defined plan of care, following guidelines.
• Balances patient outcomes with cost-effective and efficient treatment delivery.

Skills

Staff management

Long-term care experience

Cost and productivity

Outpatient experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Physical Therapist - PT - POSITION SUMMARY:

A therapist’s overall responsibility is to manage the care of the patient/resident, managing quality of all related outcomes. The therapist participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, manages resources to meet the needs of the patient/resident and related customers balancing outcomes and cost effective and efficient treatment.

Physical Therapist - PT - REPORTS TO:

Directly reports to the Director of Rehabilitation or designee of the facility where providing therapy services.

Physical Therapist - PT - SUPERVISES:

Supervises clinically all assistants and aides of patients to which the therapist is directing or overseeing the delivery of services according to an established plan of care. Supervision follows all accepted state and federal guidelines for the respective discipline.

Physical Therapist - PT - RECOMMENDED MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with minimally a bachelors degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy, or a masters degree in speech-language pathology and/or equivalent certification accepted by the designated professional accrediting body

Foreign trained therapists must meet the education standards as defined by the state licensing board in the state they practice in.

Physical Therapist - PT - Professional Experience

1. Prefer-experience/knowledge managing other rehabilitation personnel.
2. Prefer-experience/knowledge in long term care facilities.
3. Prefer-experience/knowledge managing cost and productivity
4. Prefer Outpatient experience/ knowledge.
5. Knowledge in governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings

Physical Therapist - PT - Certification/Licensure:

Actively licensed therapist in assigned state(s) of employment as a Speech Language Pathologist, Physical or Occupational Therapist or related health care profession