Physical Therapist - Outpatient Full Time

Come work where others vacation! Summit Healthcare is located in the beautiful White Mountains of Northeastern, AZ and offers 4 seasons year round with plenty of outdoor activities! We are seeking a Physical Therapist for outpatient setting Monday - Friday.  ** Open to New Grads ** 

$10k Sign On Bonus - Relocation Assistance - Excellent Benefits offered!

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities:

• Perform patient evaluations, formulate plans, provide direct patient care and supervise Therapy Services Techs and Therapy Assistants within scope of practice.
• Appropriately document patient progress on a daily basis.
• Appropriately document patient evaluations and progress for all patients.
• Send initial evaluations and progress reports in a timely fashion.
• Complete all duties of a Therapy Services Tech and Therapy Assistant within scope of practice
• Attend in-service and continuing education.
• Attend other meetings per choice of department director.
• Help in implementation of policies and procedures.
• Address pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient and family concerns, demonstrating specific knowledge of the needs, development and care and/or treatment of the pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient population.
• Complete continuing competence for 2 year renewal period.
• Notify Board with name and address change within 30 days.
• Adhere to applicable State of Arizona licensure statutes and applicable national standards such as but not limited to NBCOT, ASHA as required to maintain professional designation.
• Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the Shine Behavior Standards.
• Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization.

Secondary Functions:

• Treat the people we serve as guests … be courteous, make eye contact, smile, introduce yourself, address people by name whenever possible.
• Present a professional image … apparel and appearance is appropriate, neat and clean, with name badge highly visible.
• Answer the telephone with a “smile”. Identify yourself and ask how you can help the caller.  Eliminate transfers as much as possible.
• Listen to one another and to the people we serve, then respond promptly and reliably.
• Anticipate the wants and needs of the people we serve … ask, “How can I help?”
• Effectively communicate with patients, families, and each other.
• Keep the people we serve informed about their care and treatment.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Act to reverse negative service situations using the “Anticipate, Apologize, Acknowledge, Amend” process.
• Respect the privacy and confidentiality to the people we serve, our physicians/healthcare providers, and our fellow employees.
• Master the skills needed to do your best for the people we serve.
• Positively represent Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in the workplace and in the community
• Participates in departmental and hospitalwide informational meetings and inservices, including staff meetings, hospital wide forums, and seminars
• Reviews department and hospitalwide policies and procedures annually.
• All other duties as assigned.

Specific Job Skills & Mental Activities:

• Clinical problem solving and safety
• Positive, solution oriented interpersonal and care team communication
• As appropriate to professional scope of practice, basic proficiency is expected in:
  • Tests and measures
  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Modalities
  • Adaptive equipment
  • Outcomes measures
  • Therapy equipment

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduated of an accredited Physical Therapy program (required).
• Licensed in the state of Arizona (required).
• High School diploma or equivalent (required).
• Current CPR/BLS certification (required within 30 days of hire date). Employee to maintain certification without gaps in order to maintain Success Sharing eligibility. Suspension without pay will occur 31 days after expiration.

Physical Demands & Job Conditions:

Medium

Exert up to 50lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects. The worker is subject to contact with chemicals, contact with infectious fluids, heavy lifting, constant standing, and encounters with upset/disturbed individuals.

Physical motions include finger dexterity, standing, walking, stooping, crawling, talking, reaching, feeling, sitting, bending, kneeling, climbing, grasping, listening/hearing, handling, lifting up to 50-100 pounds, and repetitive motions of the hands, wrists, and feet.

OSHA Exposure Category:

            Involves exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.