Physical Therapist - Full-time

Overview

Position: Physical Therapist (PT)

Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Schedule: Full-time - Monday to Friday

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us:

• Start Strong : Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

• Advance Your Career : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.

• Elevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder program.

• Ease the Burden : Student debt benefit program.

• Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings

• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance

• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection

• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

• Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.

• Promoting continuous quality improvement.

• Teaching and counseling patients/families.

• Setting goals and developing treatment plans.

• Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.

• Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.

• Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.

• Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.

• Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.

• Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.

• Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.

• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Location : Location US-IA-Des Moines

Job ID 367936

Position Type Full Time

Experience (Years) 0

Category Physical Therapist

Company Select Specialty Hospital - Des Moines