Physical Therapist (PT) PRN - As Needed at Bethesda Health Group

<div class="content-intro"><h3 style="text-align: center;">Bethesda Brings out the Best in Talented, Caring People!</h3> <div style="text-align: center;">At Bethesda, more than 1,200 employees dedicate their careers to improving the lives of others.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;">As a team member at Bethesda, you'll enjoy great benefits such as: 403b, daily pay, bonuses, career advancement opportunities, and holiday pay.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Medical, dental, vision, prescription, and life insurance available for regular status full and part time employees.</div> </div></div><h3>Summary</h3> <p>The Physical Therapist delivers Physical Therapy services to patients to provide goal-directed activities for the improvement of function.&nbsp; The Physical Therapist assists in coordinating programs designed to assist patient in obtaining the highest level of function possible.&nbsp; Therapist will evaluate, plan &amp; implement the Treatment program. Obtains relevant information from initial evaluation needed to establish goals leading to improved function.&nbsp; Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and progresses patients to achieve goals.&nbsp; Provides caretaker education necessary for carryover of therapy intervention.&nbsp; Establishes discharge criteria for patients and anticipates discharge needs.&nbsp; Therapist will carry out administrative duties.&nbsp; Department/patient documentation completed within designated timeframe.&nbsp; Delegates to/supervises aides appropriately.&nbsp; Progresses students toward achievement of facility and curriculum objectives.&nbsp; Assists with orientation of new department staff, students, or facility employees requiring mobility training.&nbsp; Possesses skills for communicating effectively with staff, patients and families.&nbsp; Demonstrates an awareness of patient issues that need further medical attention and communicates with nurses and physician.&nbsp; Seeks supervision as needed.&nbsp; May be assigned other duties as appropriate.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Job Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited Physical Therapy curriculum</li> <li>Current State License</li> <li>CPR certified, or willing to obtain within six months of employment</li> <li>One to two years of experience with geriatrics preferred</li> <li>Qualified new graduates will be considered</li> <li>Must have the ability to communicate well personally and professionally and possess responsibility, initiative and honesty</li> <li>Demonstrates strong desire to work with the elderly and rehabilitation populations</li> <li>Requires extensive mobility, transferring patients, moving equipment, lifting, reaching and moving around obstacles</li> <li>Fine motor coordination and visual/perceptual skills needed for selecting and implementing treatment tasks</li> </ul> <div><strong>Pay range</strong>: $34.92 - $57.96 per hour</div> <div>Category: Physical Therapy</div>