Physical Therapist - Home Health

Cookeville Regional Medical Center; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cookeville Regional Medical Center seeks a Physical Therapist to organize and carry out rehab programs for inpatients and outpatients, enhancing recovery for adolescents, adults and seniors. You will provide focused evaluations and quality treatment with goals set to patient needs.

Required is a Tennessee PT license and BLS within 3 months of hire; supervision of support staff and QA activities support department operations. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

• Competency for adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.
• Leadership in supervising support staff and QA activities.
• Active Tennessee PT license required; BLS within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Organize and carry out physical therapy programs for inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide evaluations and treatments with short and long-term goals.
• Assist the department director with staff supervision and quality improvement; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Adolescent care

Adult care

Geriatric care

Team supervision

Quality assurance

Program operations

Education

Physical Therapy degree (B.S./M.S./DPT)

Job description

The Physical Therapist organizes and carries out physical therapy programs at CRMC for inpatients or outpatients, to facilitate the rehabilitation of the mentally or physically handicapped. The staff PT provides direct patient focused care to include physical therapy evaluations and quality treatment with short and long term goals determined by the patient’s needs.

All PT’s are required to have competency for adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. Therapists who will work with children or infants less than 13 years will require specific training and competencies demonstrated prior to working with pediatrics. The staff PT also assists the director of the department in the supervision of support staff, quality assurance and improvement activities and the overall operation of the rehabilitation department. Other duties as assigned.

Education: B.S., M.S. or Doctorate in physical therapy from an accredited program. Tennessee Physical Therapist license required.BLS within 3 months of hire.