Physical Therapist (PT) Float – Outpatient
Advocate Aurora Health
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Marinette • Wisconsin • United States
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Salary
💰 $4,110 - $6,165 per hour
About the role
- Interprets physician referrals and completes musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and/or integumentary evaluations utilizing appropriate methods.
- Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals.
- Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately adjusts the individualized treatment plan based on the patient's response to treatment and provides status updates to physicians.
- Identifies factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort and attends to these needs.
- Plans for and completes patient discharge including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services, and ordering equipment.
- Completes all required documentation following department policy, including patient progress notes, team conference reports, and discharge summaries as appropriate to record patient care and progress of each patient assigned as well as daily statistics, billing, and scheduling.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required
- Physical Therapist license issued by the state in which the team member practices (Wisconsin or Illinois)
- Intermediate computer skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated organization, decision-making, and problem solving skills
- No experience required.
Benefits
- This position is eligible for a Sign on Bonus and $5 an hour float differential
- $10,000 sign on bonus for full time new hire or $5,000 sign on bonus for part time new hire (.5 FTE and above)
- Float Therapists are eligible for a generous sign-on bonus, $5/hour float premium and comprehensive benefits plan, in addition to flexible hours and schedule!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
musculoskeletal evaluationneuromuscular evaluationcardiopulmonary evaluationintegumentary evaluationtreatment planningpatient discharge planningdocumentationpatient progress notesbillingscheduling
Soft Skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganization skillsdecision-making skillsproblem solving skills
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Physical TherapyBasic Life Support (BLS)Physical Therapist license