Physical Therapist

Crown Point HC; Crown Point (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Crown Point HC in Hobart, Indiana is seeking a part-time Physical Therapist to support residents recovering from surgery or illness and regain independence. You will assess, plan, and guide therapy to help patients resume daily activities.

Responsibilities include collaborating with physicians and families, demonstrating exercises, and documenting progress for care teams. Indiana PT license required; compassionate, patient-focused approach preferred.

Qualifications

• Active Indiana professional license for Occupational Therapy.
• Compassionate and patient.
• Strong interpersonal skills for delivering sensitive information to patients and families.
• Ability to think critically under pressure.
• Leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Ability to make independent decisions concerning job duties.
• Tactful interaction with residents, families, staff, and the public.
• Knowledgeable of admissions, nursing, and medical practices and the laws within long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Review patients' medical history and assess their condition and needs.
• Evaluate patients' ability to perform tasks and develop a treatment plan with goals and tasks.
• Confer with physicians, patients, families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other care team members.
• Guide patients to perform tasks to meet goals and relieve pain.
• Demonstrate exercises to help patients perform daily tasks.
• Evaluate a patient's home or workplace and identify potential improvements.
• Educate patients' families on how to help care for and accommodate them.
• Recommend and teach patients how to use adaptive equipment for daily living.
• Assess patients' progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurers.

Skills

Compassionate and patient

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking under pressure

Leadership and supervisory ability

Independent decision making

Tactful communication

Regulatory knowledge (long-term care)

Education

Active Indiana professional license for Occupational Therapy

Job description

Physical Therapist

Join our team at Crown Point HC, a premier skilled nursing facility located in Hobart, Indiana, where we are committed to providing high-quality care to our residents. As a Physical Therapist, you will play a vital role in helping our patients recover from surgery, injury, or serious illness and regain their independence.

Responsibilities

• Review patients' medical history and assess their condition and needs

• Evaluate patients' ability to do certain tasks and develop a treatment plan with specific goals and tasks to help them meet those goals

• Confer with physicians, patients, and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of a patient's care team

• Guide patients to perform tasks to meet their goals and relieve pain

• Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks

• Evaluate a patient's home or workplace and identify potential improvements based on their needs

• Educate patients' families on how to help care for and accommodate them

• Recommend and teach patients how to use adaptive equipment to aid in daily living

• Assess patients' progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurance agencies

Qualifications

• Active Indiana professional license for Occupational Therapy

• Compassionate and patient

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver sensitive information to patients and families

• Ability to think critically under pressure

• Possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel

• Ability to make independent decisions concerning job duties

• Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, vendors, and the general public

• Knowledgeable of admissions, nursing, and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care

Schedule needs

• Part-time, casual PRN status