Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Grace Parma - Parma, OH
Position Type
Per Diem
Education Level
Active Ohio Physical Therapist License
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Health Care
Description
Acute Long-Term Care Hospital
Job Summary: Plans and implements specific treatment and educational programs for individual patients and families/significant others according to the principles and practices of physical therapy. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team when appropriate. ACCEPTING PRN APPLICANTS FOR OUR GRACE PARMA/GRACE AMHERST UNITS.
Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited program in physical therapy.
Experience: One-two years experience preferred.
Other: Licensed and registered as a physical therapist by the State of Ohio; CPR certified.
An exciting opportunity in a professional hospital setting assisting patients transition to inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and home care. Grace Hospital is a not-for-profit registered Acute Long-Term Care Hospital, the first of its kind to be established in Cuyahoga County. We are Medicare and Medicaid certified and fully accredited by the Joint Commission. Grace Hospital utilizes an interdisciplinary care team model to produce optimal clinical outcomes. We seek care-givers who are compassionate, competent, and results-oriented to join our team.
Qualifications
Responsibilities:

1. Evaluates, reassesses, and implements patient care treatment plan according to professionally accepted standards of practice.
2. Educates staff, other healthcare professionals and the general community about physical therapy services on a consistent basis.
3. Develops and implements new programs/techniques to enhance facility utilization.
4. Assists CNOin collection of statistics and updating of record keeping.
5. Participates in formal/informal patient reporting procedures.
6. Performs patient mobilization, utilizing appropriate techniques.
7. Delivers and modifies care that is specific to the age, growth, and development of the patient.
8. Provides proper emotional/psychological direction during patient interactions Utilize appropriate and individualized treatment techniques/tools to promote success of established goals.
9. Documents treatment procedures accurately.
10. Provides patient care with attention to safety.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.