Registered Physical Therapist

Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital; El Dorado (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kansas is seeking a PRN Physical Therapist to evaluate patients, design and revise treatment plans, and administer therapy under physician orders. The role emphasizes teamwork, quality care, and patient safety.

You will participate in scheduling, supervise supportive staff, document patient progress, and communicate with physicians to coordinate care. PRN hours include weekdays with some weekends as needed; on-site work with standard hospital

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, patient, pleasant, cooperative and courteous; good judgment; analytical thinking, planning and organizing.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial and periodic evaluation of Physical Therapy patients, designs treatment programs based on evaluative findings and revises treatment programs when patients status changes. Administers therapy programs as ordered by Physician.
• Directs and supervises the application of Physical Therapy by supportive personnel.
• Ensures the best possible care, comfort, and safety of patients undergoing Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
• Prepares, submits, and maintains patient records and reports as required by departmental, hospital, state, and national standards.
• Communicates with Physicians and other healthcare personnel regarding patient progress, treatment programs, or other pertinent information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Evaluation

Patient care

Communication

Team supervision

Tools

Therapy equipment

Job description

Physical Therapist - PRN

Essential Functions:

• Performs initial and periodic evaluation of Physical Therapy patients, designs treatment programs based on evaluative findings and revises treatment programs when patients status changes. Administers therapy programs as ordered by Physician.
• Participates in departmental activities to promote continuous quality improvement and maintain productivity at budgeted levels.
• Directs and supervises the application of Physical Therapy by supportive personnel.
• Ensures the best possible care, comfort, and safety of patients undergoing Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
• Prepares, submits, and maintains patient records and reports as required by departmental, hospital, state, and national standards.
• Communicates with Physicians and other healthcare personnel regarding patient progress, treatment programs, or other pertinent information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Serves as a resource for professional knowledge concerning Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
• Arranges and maintains daily schedule of patients.
• Acts as a clinical instructor for physical therapy or physical therapist assistant programs sending students to facility.

Qualifications:

Excellent communication skills, is patient and pleasant, cooperative and courteous; possesses good judgment; possesses skill in analytical thinking, planning, and organizing.

None required.

Physical Demands:

Has good hearing and vision; is sufficiently mobile to travel throughout the facility; be able to exert 50 pounds of force either lifting, pushing or pulling. Frequent walking, standing, climbing, stooping, reaching also required. Occasional kneeling, balancing and crawling required. Requires patient handling. Eye-hand coordination required for use of treatment devices. Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range. May require working under stressful conditions, such as heavy caseloads and documentation deadlines. Exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, hazardous materials, and sharps may occur.

Requires the ability to distinguish letters or symbols. The ability to use office equipment such as telephones and copiers is required.

Repetitive shoulder, elbow, and wrist movements are required for some treatments.

Working Conditions:

Must be available to work normal business hours Monday through Friday, and rotating Saturdays and Sundays. Occasionally required to work overtime. Must comply with uniform requirements.