Physical Therapist Casual

Position Summary: The physical therapist will accurately assess, differentially diagnosis, and identify deficits in a patient’s ability to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. They develop an individualized treatment plan with patient-centered goals to reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability and work with the individual to prevent the loss of mobility.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Performs patient evaluations through the process of obtaining history, performing relevant systems review, and selecting and administering specific tests and measures to obtain data.

2. Establishes an individualized plan of care and selects treatment techniques that addresses the specific impairments identified in the evaluation and in accordance with physician orders.

3. Conducts ongoing reassessment of the patient and their response to treatment.

4. Initiates and manages the discharge plan beginning at the first visit and continuing throughout treatment.

5. Supervises and delegates to ancillary staff and students consistent with state laws and department policy.

6. Completes legible, accurate and clear documentation within the established timeframe identified in the department policy and procedure and in accordance with accreditation requirements and insurance regulations.

7. Communicates with the patient, family, caregivers, significant others, and members of the health care team to promote maximum benefit of care utilizing AIDET.

8. Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver, or significant other and provides education to meet those needs.

9. Participates in professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, including in-service meetings, workshops, and by reading current literature concerning scope of practice.

10. Actively participates in quality improvement activities.

11. Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors, and staff. Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards.

12. Functions within scope of practice as defined by the State of Michigan practice act.

13. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited program of physical therapy.
• Current State Board of Physical Therapy licensure.
• BLS certification.

Preferred:

• One year of physical therapist experience.

LEAD Preferred:

• Three years recent clinical expertise in area of concentration.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Per Diem
• Requisition ID: 26011470
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• Hours Per Pay Period: 0.01
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes

About Us

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.

McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.