Physical Therapist PT Weekends

Amedisys, Inc.; Jefferson City (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, Inc. is seeking a Physical Therapist to support patients at home. This full-time position offers Saturday and Sunday shifts plus one additional day of your choice. You will help patients maintain and improve movement and function, with planned reexaminations every 30 days and discharge planning as needed.

Join one of the nation's leading home health and hospice providers. You will work in a flexible, purpose-driven environment focused on healing in the comfort of patients' homes.

Qualifications

• CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program.
• Active PT license in the assigned state.

Responsibilities

• Help patients maintain, restore and improve movement, activity and function.
• Provide interventions, conduct reexaminations at least every 30 days, modify interventions as necessary, and perform discharge planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

CAPTE-accredited PT program

Licensed Physical Therapist

Job description

Overview

Shift: Fulltime Saturday, Sunday and one other day of your choice

Make a difference every day as an Amedisys Physical Therapist

Join Amedisys-one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.-where flexibility, purpose and growth come together to help patients heal where they feel most comfortable, at home.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for helping patients maintain, restore and improve movement, activity and function.



• Provides interventions, conducts reexaminations (every 30 days, at minimum), modifies interventions as necessary, and performs discharge planning.


• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice physical therapy specific to the state you're assigned to work in.



• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy educational program as set by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).


• One year related physical therapy experience for PTs entering home health care to ensure that knowledge and skills are sufficient to safely provide physical therapy services to patients.


• If less than one year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders is required as well as appropriate mentoring and/or participating in a residency program.


• Current CPR certification.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.