Physical Therapist - Inpatient PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

This position is for a licensed, PRN Physical Therapist looking to join our team providing Inpatient services to the Shreveport area. Specialists Hospital Shreveport provides the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of clinicians dedicated to providing quality care for our patients. Our caseload is primarily orthopedic seeing both chronic and acute conditions as well as providing post-operative care to the spine and extremities. This position is day shift during Monday - Friday, weekends as needed.

Essential Job Functions

Performs physical therapy evaluations, establishes appropriate plans of care, and effectively implements treatments to restore patient to maximum function

Collaborates well with designated team of PTAs and supervises PT technicians to provide best quality of care for patient

Maintains accurate paper and electronic record of documentation of services rendered per hospital and state guidelines

Cultivates relationships with referring physicians and communicates as necessary regarding patient care

Creates and maintains good patient-therapist rapport to ensure successful therapy experience

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of physical therapy

Active License to practice physical therapy in Louisiana

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (with AED)

Specialists Hospital Shreveport is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.