Physical Therapist

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Physical Therapist at CHI St Vincent, you’ll help our patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing following an illness, injury, or issues with aging. Using various treatments, you will help patients reduce pain, build strength and endurance, increase range of motion, or develop better balance to keep them functioning at their best level. You’re always ready for the next task. Our physical therapy team sees several patients a day for initial evaluations, re-evaluations, or treatments. Our therapists perform most treatments themselves. You’ll work with a variety of backgrounds - orthopedic injury or surgery recovery, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or conditions affecting balance, to name a few. This environment is busy and fast-paced but full of collaborative and supportive team members willing to offer help, advice, or mentoring at any time. To thrive as a physical therapist, you must be a team player. You’ll constantly collaborate with other therapists, patients, and their families to seek the best possible treatment outcome. You should be personable, positive, and motivated to provide quality care to a wide variety of patients every day. Work with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and therapists to develop and execute a treatment plan for each patient Perform initial patient evaluations as well as re-evaluations to indicate the level of progress Document all treatments and note any status changes Tailor treatments to individual patients as needed - don’t be afraid to think creatively or do a little extra Seek new learning opportunities and be a resource when others need to learn from you Consistently offer the best care possible to every patient Job Requirements Required Six month internship which is part of Physical Therapy School, upon hire and Entry Level Master’s program , upon hire or 1 year Internship which is part of DPT program, upon hire and Must have two years’ experience and demonstrated leadership to act as area supervisor or weekend supervisor Physical Therapist: AR, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire Where You'll Work CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance. Pay Range $50.00 - $50.00 /hour #J-18808-Ljbffr CHI St Vincent Health