Therapy/Rehabilitation/Pt Outpatient

Title: Physical Therapist (PT) – Outpatient / Swing / Inpatient Coverage• Location: Point Pleasant, WV• Duration: 13 weeks• Shift: Day shift | 5x8-hour shifts (08:00 – 16:30)• Average patient load: 8 patients/day• Swing/IP coverage as needed

Job Responsibilities and Required and Preferred Skills & Requirements:

Responsibilities:

• Provide hospital-based outpatient physical therapy, with occasional swing and inpatient coverage

• Assess and treat patients with orthopedic, neurologic, geriatric, and pediatric conditions

• Perform evaluations, reassessments, and develop short- and long-term goals and plans of care

• Educate patients and families on home exercise programs, safety, and injury prevention

• Implement adaptive devices, prosthetics/orthotics, and assistive devices as indicated

• Use modalities including cervical/lumbar traction, cryotherapy, E-stim, iontophoresis, moist heat, phonophoresis, TENS, and ultrasound

• Monitor vital signs, skin integrity, arousal/attention, sensory response, and strength

• Document assessments, evaluations, plans of care, and discharge summaries

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams

Required Qualifications:

• BLS certification

• Minimum 1 year of experience preferred

• Experience in acute care, outpatient clinic, or skilled nursing facility preferred

• Experience with Meditech charting system preferred

• Patient ratio experience: 1:8

• Willingness to float as needed

Preferred Qualifications / Skills:

• Teaching or community hospital experience preferred

• Skilled in adaptive devices, AROM/AAROM/PROM, gait training, prosthetic training, cognitive/neurologic rehab, and orthopedic interventions (ankle sprains, post-op shoulder/cervical/spinal surgery, total hip/knee replacement, DDD/DJD, etc.)

• Knowledge of billing for Medicare A/B, Medicaid, commercial, private pay, and workers compensation

• Familiarity with geriatric, pediatric, orthopedic, and vestibular populations

• Patient/family education and safety training