Job Summary
Physical Therapist Inpatient (PT IP) in a healthcare facility setting. This role involves evaluating and treating patients across various departments, including inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, community-based care, and home health care. The position emphasizes rehabilitation of physical and developmental disorders, with a focus on motor development, strength, balance, gait, and coordination for patients of different age groups.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy; must have a New Mexico PT License; BLS certification completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross; minimum of 2 years of recent inpatient and outpatient experience; at least one year of Pediatric Physical Therapy experience if working with pediatric patients.
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-hour days, minimum 40 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Evaluation and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents for various health conditions. Addressing motor development, strength, range of motion, endurance, balance, coordination, gait, etc.
- The position requires flexibility to float to adult units if pediatric patient census fluctuates.
- The ideal candidate will be a team player, adaptable, and experienced in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the lifespan of patients served.
- Promotes patient and caregiver self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
- Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines involved in patient care.
- Conducts comprehensive rehabilitation programs tailored to meet physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
- Responsibilities include evaluating and treating patients, interpreting data, and overseeing therapeutic interventions.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
