Job Description:
$15,000 Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Assistance Available
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Amount is negotiable based on relocation distance & comes with a 2-year work requirement (paid out within 30-days of submission of receipts). If someone received both sign-on & relocation assistance, total commitment would be for 2 yrs.
Hours:
- Normal hours are 8am - 4:30pm - Schedule is based on department needs
Must-Haves
- High School Diploma or GED
- Master's degree is preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Graduate from a physical therapy curriculum approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
- Licensed to practice physical therapy in the State of Idaho
Job Details:
The position is to work in the brand-new Acute Rehab Unit
Under the general direction of and upon physician referral; to assess the functional needs of physically disabled patients, develop treatment goals, and plan and implement appropriate treatment plans utilizing a variety of physical therapy treatment procedures.
The Physical Therapist must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her department. The individual must acquire and/or demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. He/she must be able to provide care with consideration of developmental status.
PRIMARY (ESSENTIAL) DUTIES
- Based upon the treatment diagnosis of the patient, OBJECTIVELY and QUANTIFIABLY assess a baseline level of physical function for each patient referred. Such evaluations should include a baseline assessment of pertinent medical and onset history, cognitive function, sensory-perceptual-motor function, functional mobility, and pain control.
- This baseline information should be sufficient to adequately form the basis of treatment outcome goals.
- Based upon the initial assessment of the patient, identify functional needs and establish appropriate treatment outcome goals.
- Such goals will be established as an expected outcome of the patient's treatment plan, will be expressed in measurable terms, and will be realistic and appropriate to the patient's condition.
- Based upon the treatment outcome goals established for the patient, plan and implement treatment programs designed to achieve or significantly progress toward achievement of outcome goal.
- Treatment programs will be dynamic relative to the clinical response of the patient and will achieve a level of consistency and continuity that will enhance the patient's clinical response.