Physical Therapist - PRN - Children's Therapy Center

University of Missouri Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Missouri Health Care is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to join the Mizzou Therapy Services – Children’s Therapy Center on a PRN basis. You will restore function, improve mobility, and alleviate pain while delivering compassionate patient care in a dynamic team environment.

The ideal candidate will maintain Missouri licensure, participate in ongoing training, and adhere to ethical standards in a collaborative academic health system renowned for excellence.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist in Missouri or eligible for licensure.
• Temporary licensure or PT Compact multi-state privilege.
• Must maintain licensure with CEU requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify and participate in training/education activities for self and supervise PT/PTA students to maintain licensure.
• Administer treatments using advanced physical therapy modalities.
• Complete documentation per MU Health Care guidelines and policies.
• Provide modalities per physician orders (heat/cold, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, ultrasound, manual therapy, casting, spinal traction).
• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
• Correlate assessment data to goals; tailor developmentally appropriate care plans.
• May fulfill unit/department duties as needed.

Education

PT licensure/compact multi-state privilege (Missouri)

Job description

Shift

PRN

Department

Mizzou Therapy Services – Children’s Therapy Center

Compensation

Base Pay Range: $52.01/hour

About the Job

MU Health Care is looking for a passionate and dedicated Physical Therapist to join our dynamic team! The ideal candidate is a compassionate professional who thrives on making a difference in patients' lives by restoring function, improving mobility, and alleviating pain. We seek someone who is eager to continuously learn and grow, actively participating in training and development activities. If you are a skilled clinician who values ethical practice and is committed to providing top-notch care, we want you on our team. Join us in delivering exceptional patient care and advancing your career in a supportive and innovative environment. be a part of our mission to improve health and well-being in our community!

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Learn more about MU Health Care.

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Detailed Job Description

• Actively identify and participate in training, education, development activities, and/or supervise Physical Therapy or Physical Therapy Assistant students to improve own knowledge and performance, including acquiring the CEU’s needed to maintain state licensure in the State of Missouri.
• Administer treatment that requires the advanced skills of a licensed clinician.
• Complete documentation according to MU Health Care and department guidelines and policies.
• In accordance with physician orders, skillfully provide modalities including, but not limited to, use of heat/cold, electrical simulation, hydrotherapy, ultrasound, manual therapy, casting and spinal traction.
• Maintain standards in accordance with the code of ethics of the APTA and the State of Missouri Practice Act to maintain eligibility for licensure. Perform comprehensive patient evaluations in a time sensitive manner.
• Correlate data from the assessment to determine an individualized physical therapy plan of care directed toward goals based on a developmentally appropriate approach.
• May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

Physical Therapist (PT) licensure, temporary licensure, or PT limited permit by the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts or PT Compact multi-state privilege. When primary state of residency changes, compact state PTs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.