Physical Therapist

Mclaren-Health-Care; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is seeking a licensed physical therapist to assess patients and develop individualized plans of care aimed at reducing pain, restoring function, and preventing disability. The role involves ongoing reassessment, discharge planning, and supervision of staff in a hospital-based setting.

Required credentials include Board licensure in the state and a valid BLS certification; a degree from an accredited physical therapy program is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program of physical therapy.
• Current state Board of Physical Therapy licensure.
• BLS certification.
• One year of physical therapist experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Performs patient evaluations through history, systems review, and data collection.
• Establishes an individualized plan of care addressing impairments.
• Conducts ongoing reassessment of patient progress.
• Initiates and manages discharge planning from first visit through treatment.
• Supervises and delegates to ancillary staff and students as allowed by law.

Education

Graduate of an accredited program of physical therapy

Current state Board of Physical Therapy licensure

BLS certification

One year of physical therapist experience

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

The physical therapist will accurately assess, differentially diagnosis, and identify deficits in a patient’s ability to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. They develop an individualized treatment plan with patient-centered goals to reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability and work with the individual to prevent the loss of mobility.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Performs patient evaluations through the process of obtaining history, performing relevant systems review, and selecting and administering specific tests and measures to obtain data.
• Establishes an individualized plan of care and selects treatment techniques that addresses the specific impairments identified in the evaluation and in accordance with physician orders.
• Conducts ongoing reassessment of the patient and their response to treatment.
• Initiates and manages the discharge plan beginning at the first visit and continuing throughout treatment.
• Supervises and delegates to ancillary staff and students consistent with state laws and department policy.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited program of physical therapy.
• Current state Board of Physical Therapy licensure.
• BLS certification.

Preferred:

• One year of physical therapist experience.

Additional Information

• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.