Physical Therapist

Opportunity:

PT - Physical Therapist Outpatient

Job Details:

• Work 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM shifts Monday through Friday
• No weekends required
• 13-week contract
• Primary outpatient setting with some acute care hospital coverage when needed or when outpatients are not scheduled
• See patients with orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac diagnoses including post-operative aftercare and generalized weakness
• Daily census of 8-10 patients scheduled in 1-hour time blocks
• Work with adult and geriatric patient populations
• Treat patients with orthopedic conditions including cervicalgia, low back pain, post-op cervical surgery, post-op shoulder repair, post-op spinal surgery, spinal conditions, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement
• Treat patients with neurological conditions including cognitive disorders, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, post-stroke rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
• Provide home exercise program development and patient/family education
• Perform assessment and body mechanics evaluations
• Minimum 1 year of outpatient physical therapy experience required
• Travel experience required
• Missouri state license required
• Required certifications: BLS