PT - Long Term Care (LTC) (Days) Raytown

Physical Therapist

Physical therapists evaluate posture, gait, balance, coordination and strength to develop a treatment plan with the goal of helping the patient regain mobility and independence. After identifying areas of strength and weakness, a physical therapist may work to improve a patient's independence with tasks such as getting up from a chair or climbing stairs. Leads, guides and directs the delivery of physical therapy services in the facility in accordance with local, state and federal regulations, standards and established facility policies and procedures to provide appropriate care and services to residents. The physical therapist must possess:

• A valid, unrestricted license in his/her therapy discipline in the state.
• Meet educational requirements of his/her licensure requirements.
• Valid driver's license in the state of employment.
• Knowledgeable of skilled nursing home regulations, procedures, laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to long-term care.

Submission requirements:

• 2 years of PT experience - Preferred
• LTC or Rehab experience - Required
• Doctorate - Required
• MO State License - Required

Certification requirements:

• BLS

About the facility:

Alpine Breeze Health & Wellness is a busy 154 bed skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility with spacious therapy spaces. Our facility provides extraordinary Alzheimer's care with a secure unit, bariatric care, hemodialysis care, tracheostomy care, and wound care among others. We are very excited about our upcoming facility and therapy gym renovation. We have a compassionate and dedicated nursing team who collaborates closely with therapy, and a fun, high energy in-house therapy team with veteran therapists who are dedicated to our residents and patients and improving their quality of life. We see a wide variety of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses and both short term rehab patients as well as long term care residents. We are a newly formed healthcare company whose goal is to become the premier inpatient rehab provider in the communities we serve. We provide modalities and equipment through ACP. Dress code: Casual professional. Scrubs OK.