Physical Therapist - Registered Per Diem

Position Summary :

Physical Therapist Registered Per Diem

Job Description :

The Physical Therapist organizes and conducts physical therapy evaluation and treatment to restore function and prevent disability.

The physical therapist identifies, corrects, alleviates and prevents acute or prolonged movement dysfunction of anatomic or physiologic origin.

Provides prevention and wellness services, including screenings and health promotion. The physical therapist will also serve as a resource person for the team and the department and will participate in orientation of new staff therapists and other health personnel.

Essential Functions :

• Conducts evaluations consistent with and appropriate for patient diagnosis.
• Designs a treatment plan that is goal-oriented, based upon interpretation of evaluation results and patient’s personal goals.
• Established goals that are functional, measurable and attainable.
• Performs re-evaluations per department criteria with modifications / updating of goals as dictated by patient’s progress
• Makes timely and appropriate discharge plans and recommendations for the anticipated needs of the patient.
• Demonstrate and articulate sound clinical reasoning in synthesizing complex evaluation data identifying diagnosis and developing a comprehensive plan of care
• Completes, in a thorough and accurate manner, evaluation reports, progress notes / flow sheets, discharge summary and additional required documentation.
• Serves as a clinical resource to colleagues and other medical professionals
• Takes initiative to remain current in clinical practice through lectures, literature, and other educational opportunities
• Functions in a self-directed manner and takes ownership to manage self and work including responsibility for actions and accountability for results
• Maintains professional demeanor and is responsible for quality care in all interactions

Minimum Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy Required
• Experience : -3 year’s experience preferred. New Graduates considered
• Certification / Licensure : Current Ma License and BLS Required
• Other : Demonstrated clinical competence in the specialty area of nursing practice preferred.

Benefits :

We have many plans with various deductibles, which can cover individuals or families, so you can customize a plan that will work for you! Steward Health Care works with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to provide affordable health insurance for our employees in benefit eligible positions.

Our Health Plans Highlights are :

• Deductibles will not apply to services provided by a Steward provider (Tier 1).
• Office visits copays will be $0 when a member uses a Steward Provider (Tier 1).
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse office visits will be $0 for all In-Network providers (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3).

Other Benefits provided :

Dental, Vision, Health Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Shift Differential, Tuition Reimbursement, and more.

About Steward Health Care

Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness.

One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.

As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients.

Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multi-specialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.

Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristics.