Physical Therapist II

Saint Luke's Health System · Overland Park

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Job Description​

Saint Luke's East Rehab is seeking an Inpatient Physical Therapist II to join our team!

The physical therapist evaluates and test clients with mechanical, anatomical, physiological impairments, developmental impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a prognosis and plan of therapeutic intervention.  The physical therapist regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the physical therapy intervention. The physical therapist’s goal is to improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement.

• Schedule: M-F 8-4:00p, also works 2-3 weekend shifts with a day off during the week for the weekend shift every 6-8 weeks
• Evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease. 
• Creates an individualized treatment plan and selects appropriate interventions based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of patient. 
• Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of patient progress and contributes to discharge planning. 
• Supervises treatment provided by students and physical therapy assistants. 
• Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team. 
• Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided. 
• Performs all other duties as requested by the manager. 
• Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan.     
• Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, patients, and others at all times.
• Completes at minimum a department level project.
• Serves as a clinical resource for department.
• Participates in quality initiatives.
• Missouri licensure required
• Would like someone who is lymphedema certified or interested in becoming lymphedema certified as we have multiple patients that needs this service.

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