Physical Therapist PRN Plus

SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas seeks a Physical Therapist PRN plus to join our team. The therapist evaluates and treats patients to improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and targeted movement.

The role includes acute and Rehab Institute shifts, weekend/holiday coverage, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective care and timely documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience: Less than 1 year in physical therapy.
• BLS/CPR certification required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients after impairment, injury, or disease.
• Create an individualized treatment plan based on evidence-based practice and select appropriate interventions.
• Re-evaluate progress and contribute to discharge planning.
• Supervise students and physical therapy assistants.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Delegate and instruct supportive personnel in services to be provided.
• Document per department policies and insurance requirements.
• Use professional judgment to ensure safety to self, patients, and others.
• Participate in quality initiative.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Team coordination

Documentation

Clinical supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Job Description

Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas is seeking a Physical Therapist PRN plus to join our team. The physical therapist evaluates and tests clients with mechanical, anatomical, physiological impairments, developmental impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a prognosis and plan of therapeutic intervention. The physical therapist regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the physical therapy intervention. The physical therapist’s goal is to improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement.

The Work

Shifts will include acute care and in the Rehab Institute. PRN staff participate in weekend and holiday coverage.

• Evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease
• Creates an individualized patient-centered treatment plan based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of patient
• Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of patient progress and contributes to discharge planning
• Supervises treatment provided by students and physical therapy assistants
• Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team
• Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided
• Performs all other duties as requested by the manager
• Provides timely documentation per department and/or hospital policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan
• Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, patients, and others at all times
• Participates in quality initiative

Job Requirements

• Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
• Physical Therapist - Various Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

PRN Day (United States of America). Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes