Overview:
Select Physical Therapy is seeking a full time outpatient physical therapist for our North Kansas City location. This is a newer multi-disciplinary clinic, that has plenty of room for learning and growth within your career!
This outpatient orthopedic center is looking for a compassionate and driven licensed Physical Therapist to provide exceptional patient care experiences. This is ideal for a physical therapist with previous OP ortho experience, but new graduates are WELCOME to apply and take advantage of our UNLIMITED continuing education programs as well as a GENEROUS student loan repayment plan!
Seize the opportunity to join our highly trained and respected multi-disciplinary physical therapy team that provides preventative and rehabilitative services that help improve quality of life for the community in which they live and work. Our work environment offers a great opportunity to provide skilled care to our patients and grow with the nation's leader in outpatient physical therapy.
We Offer:
* Competitive salary with advanced specializations/certifications and sports medicine experience incentivized further!
* Sign On Bonus
* Student Loan Repayment Assistance
* UNMATCHED continuing education program with internal CEU courses, national certifications and more.
* Company matching 401(k)
* Affordable PPO Benefits
* Generous Paid Time Off
For Details Contact:
Jennifer Gillespie
jegillespie@selectmedical.com
Responsibilities:
* Understand appropriate state practice acts and adhere to the laws which govern how physical therapists may practice and whom physical therapists may supervise.
* Complete and maintain all corporate & clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations.
* Evaluate, treat, and direct treatment for patients for whom physical therapy is medically necessary and document this need clearly.
* Maintain open and respectful communication with co-workers, physicians, patients, family members, and third-party payors at all times.
* Attend and/or participate in facility meetings as directed by the center manager.
Qualifications:
* Must be a graduate of an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) accredited school of physical therapy
* Valid State Physical Therapy License/ Registration REQUIRED to start
* Ability to work 40 hours per week with occasional late or early shifts to accommodate patients
* Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required.
Physical Requirements:
* Ability to lift patients using appropriate biomechanical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift. Must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds dead weight alone.
* Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a work day/shift.
* Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and monitor patient needs and to maintain accurate records, recognize people and provide directions.
* Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
* Ability to push wheeled equipment through the facility and in the community.
* Possess fine motor skills for legible and accurate reporting, charting, scheduling, daily correspondence and presentations, either manually or through use of electronic equipment.
* Possess fine motor skills for effective and efficient handling of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment.
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