Physical Therapist

CommonSpirit Health; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Lakeside is seeking a Physical Therapist to help patients rebuild or maintain physical wellbeing and improve quality of life. You will perform evaluations, create and adjust care plans, and provide direct treatments to aid recovery and pain management.

Responsibilities include collaboration with the care team, meeting productivity standards, and maintaining proper documentation and billing in line with local, state, and federal guidelines.

Qualifications

• Nebraska Physical Therapist license required.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association required.
• Excellent communication and collaborative patient-centered approach.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
• Provide a variety of direct physical therapy treatments.
• Meet patient care productivity standards and document care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and families.
• Provide supervision to assistants and techs as applicable.
• Stay current with evidence-based practice and program quality metrics.

Skills

Age-appropriate competency

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Nebraska Physical Therapist License

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.

Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments. You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

• Provides physical therapy assessment, care planning, patient treatment and education according to the professional practice guidelines defined by state and professional sources.
• Works as a collaborative team member to develop a coordinated care plan that is accountable to achievement of established goals.
• Is knowledgeable and completes all required documentation and billing requirements according to established local, state and federal law.
• Is responsible for the knowledge and application of measurable quality metrics associated with the area of active practice. Periodically attends team meetings to expand to discuss/improve program evaluation/quality measures
• Provides supervision to physical therapy assistants and techs according to established to local, state and federal guidelines.
• Takes responsibility to stay current with evidenced based practice guidelines, stays current with new research introduced and serves as a professional resource to other team members in the area of physical therapy practice.

Job Requirements

• Nebraska Physical Therapist License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Where You'll Work

CHI Health Lakeside is West Omaha's only full-service hospital. We believe that patient-focused care heals the body, mind, and spirit of every person. Our campus is designed for patients and sets the tone for a comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. As one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the world, we provide a full range of services including: maternity, cancer and surgery care as well as diagnostics and emergency services.