Physical Therapist - Extensive PTO

Physical Therapist - Extensive PTO at Hartford HealthCare summary :

The Physical Therapist at Hartford HealthCare provides comprehensive rehabilitation services by evaluating and creating individualized treatment plans for patients with physical dysfunction or pain. With a focus on maximizing functional independence, the therapist utilizes a range of interventions, monitors progress, and coordinates care with other healthcare professionals. This part-time position emphasizes quality outcomes within Connecticut's leading rehabilitation network.

Description

Job Schedule : Part Time

Standard Hours : 24

Job Shift : Shift 2

Shift Details : Part time - 24 hours

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common : Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.  We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network is the premier rehabilitation provider in Connecticut. We provide rehabilitation services across the continuum - acute care hospitals, long term care facilities, sub-acute rehabilitation, homecare, outpatient centers, and in community settings such as senior centers, work sites, and schools and colleges.  We offer over 40 outpatient locations offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, in specialties including orthopedics, neuroscience, oncology, women’s health, sports medicine, vestibular, and more.  We are known for our commitment to high quality, customer focused outcomes.

Position Overview :

The Physical Therapist (PT) independently evaluates, determines treatment strategies, delivers and / or delegates services that identify, prevent, remediate, and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain, with emphasis on physical dysfunction. This role encompasses evaluation skills and techniques, analysis of patients, and therapeutic application of physical and chemical agents, exercise and other procedures to maximize the patient's functional independence. Evaluation involves strength, motor control, joint mobility, soft tissue integrity, pain, balance, coordination, posture, cardiopulmonary function, endurance, gait and functional abilities in activities of daily living.

Responsibilities :

• Upon referral, the Physical Therapist (PT) performs thorough examination and evaluation of patient’s level of function, including strength, movement, motor control, joint mobility, soft tissue integrity, pain, balance, coordination, posture, cardiopulmonary function by assessing and monitoring vitals, endurance, gait and functional abilities in activities of daily living. The PT recognizes physiological, psychological, and age-related changes in the patient.
• The Physical Therapist (PT) develops an individualized patient-centered treatment plan of care to promote optimum movement function and safety.
• The Physical Therapist (PT) implements, delivers and delegates patient care by utilizing appropriate interventions and clinical decision making including but not limited to modalities such as heat, cold, light, water, sound, electricity, mobilization and therapeutic exercise.
• The Physical Therapist (PT) helps to coordinate patient care with other care providers such as Rehab Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers and participates in patient transition planning and / or patient discharge planning including recommendations to community resources to meet patient needs throughout the continuum of care.

Benefits :

As one of the largest rehabilitation providers in the state, HHCRN offers a team-oriented structure, a comprehensive continuing education program, an excellent benefits package along with Special Interest Groups and MedBridge subscription that assist with evidence based clinical knowledge, growth opportunities and support within the organization.

We believe in high standards. These standards allow us to bring out the very best in our clients and our staff.

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We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work / life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment .

Keywords :

Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation services, Patient care, Individualized treatment plans, Functional independence, Healthcare, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Health network, Patient evaluation