Travel Physical Therapist
Shelby, NC
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

Title- Physical Therapist

About Facility:

▪ Cleveland Acute: 142 bed hospital trauma level III

General Info:

• Minimum Years of Experience required: 1 year
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, with previous acute care PT/OT experience

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• Acute: post op, neuro, general debility, COPD, CHF

Required Licensure & Certifications:

• PT: BLS, State licensure

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC

Floating: May float between Cleveland and Kings Mountain

Orientation (facility and unit): Onboarding to department 4-5 days

Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation: Acute Care contracts: 1 weekend every 4-6 weeks
• Holiday Expectations: All Holidays unless agreed upon RTO for acute care contracts
• RTO: Approved by leader
• Shift times: 5 - 8 hour shifts with rotating weekends and holidays

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: Light Gray
• Parking: Free
• Unit Culture: collaborative department

• Evaluates, plans, directs, and administers programs of Physical Therapy. Plans and
• conducts Physical Therapy programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help
• patients enhance physical and functional abilities.

• Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes
• information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary
• modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient
• education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age,
• and discharge needs
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports,
• patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
• Establishes functional goals in conjunction with the patient and provides evidenced
• based intervention to work towards meeting these goals with ongoing assessment
• to adjust the plan of care as needed
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance
• records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges as
• needed.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral
• sources, and other clinical staff, coordinates patient's schedule and treatment
• programs, and discharge planning.
• Provides supervision of PTA's and Rehab Techs/Aides as required for licensure.

• Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate
• for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job
• duties. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes
• require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and
• reaching overhead. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20
• pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100
• pounds rarely. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to
• patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and
• masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood
• and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is
• primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy program required. NC license for Physical
• Therapy required. Possess and maintain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider
• certification from the American Heart Association required.
• Patient Population Served
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates
• the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and
• special needs of the patient population served.
• Protected Health Information
• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably
• necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on
• job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for
• this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and
• password.
• Machines, Tools, and Equipment
• All related medical equipment and supplies