Physical Therapist - Acute Care Hospital
Kodiak, AK
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

Physical Therapist

Start Date: ASAP
Shift: 5x8 Days
Years of Experience: 1
First Timers Accepted: Yes
Certs REQ: BLS, AK License
Skills REQ: Per UD
Is on-call REQ:No
Weekend REQ: No
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs?: Yes - Coverage of Outpatient, Acute Care, and SNF
Open to accommodating block schedule?: No
Locals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facility
Pending License Accepted: No
RTO Restrictions: Based upon request
Guaranteed Hours: 70 Hours per 2 weeks - Traveler can be called off for 1, 10 hour shift per 2 weeks

Unit Information
PREFERRED Experience (not required): Pediatrics, Adolescents
Critical Access Hospital that sees patients of all ages and diagnosis. Therapy department sees outpatients, inpatients and SNF patients as well as wound care, lymphedema, pelvic floor and pediatric specialties.

FACILITY INFORMATION
Type of Facility: Acute Care Medical Center/Long Term Care Facility/Outpatient
Magnet/Teaching/Level Trauma: Level IV Trauma, Critical Access Hospital
Total Staffed Beds: 46 -Acute Care, 22 Beds LTC
Scrub Color: Any or Business Casual
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Parking is free

HOUSING INFORMATION
Facility provides housing and a rental car/vehicle to travelers during assignment.
Housing units are typically 1-bedroom apartments.
Housing will be available for move-in not earlier than 72 hours before contract begins and not longer than 24 hours after contract ends.
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED
Housing units are typically large enough to accommodate only the traveler. Bringing additional family members is not common and needs to be approved by the facility.
Housing unit will need to be cleaned upon departure or it will be subject to additional cleaning fees billed to traveler.

 

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Years of Experience:
  1 year(s)
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic
• Teaching Hospital Experience:
  -
• Community Hospital Experience:
  -
• LTAC Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level I Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level II Experience:
  -
• Travel Experience Required:
  No
• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  BLS
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  Work Settings

  Acute Care*
  Long Term Acute Care (LTAC)*
  Outpatient Clinic
  Rehabilitation Hospital*
  Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)*

  Assessment

  Adaptive Devices
  AROM/AAROM/PROM
  Arousal and Attention*
  Assistive Devices
  Body Mechanics
  Identifying Environmental Barriers
  Pain assessment
  Sensory response*
  Skin integrity*
  Strength testing
  Vital Sign monitoring

  Pediatrics

  Adaptive Equipment*
  Cerebral Palsy*
  Developmental delays*
  Early Intervention Programs*
  Individualized programs*
  Milestone assessment*
  Orthotics*
  Scoliosis*
  Spina bifida*
  Torticollis*

  Orthopedics

  Ankle sprains
  Cervicalgia
  Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
  Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
  Elbow injuries/tendinopathy*
  Extremity Mobilization
  Frozen shoulder
  Functional capacity examination (FCE)*
  Gait training
  Hand injuries/tendinopathy*
  Hip fractures/injuries
  Knee injuries/tendinopathy
  LE Amputations*
  Low back pain
  Lumbar Traction*
  McKenzie*
  Myofascial Release*
  Osteoarthritis
  Pelvic floor training*
  Post op cervical surgery*
  Post op shoulder repair
  Post op spinal surgery
  Postpartum care*
  Prosthetic training*
  Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Sciatica
  Spinal Conditions
  Spinal mobilization*
  Taping*
  Temporomandibular Joint Disease (TMJ)*
  Total hip replacement
  Total knee replacement
  UE Amputations*

  Documentation

  Assessment
  Discharge
  Evaluation
  Long Term Goals
  Plan of Care
  Reassessments
  Short Term Goals
  Time Management

  Equipment and Devices

  Bed alarms*
  Call lights*
  Compression devices for lymphedema*
  Crutches
  Gait belt
  Hospital beds/Specialty Beds*
  Hoyer lift*
  Lower extremity prosthetics*
  Paraffin Bath*
  Rolling Walker
  Shoulder slings
  Sit to stand lift*
  Sliding boards
  Soft/Hard collars*
  Specialty beds (air mattresses)*
  Standard Walker
  Supplemental oxygen delivery
  Traction table*
  Upper extremity prosthetics*
  Wheelchair Assessment*

  Cardiopulmonary/Circulatory

  Breathing Techniques*
  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)*
  Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)*
  Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)*
  Cystic fibrosis*
  Emphysema*
  Lobe clearance techniques*
  Lymphedema management*
  Myocardial Infarction (MI)*
  Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)*

  Specialty/Patient Population

  Cardiopulmonary*
  Geriatrics
  Neurology
  Oncology*
  Orthopedics
  Pediatrics*
  Sport Medicine
  Women's Health*
  Wound care*

  Modalities

  Cervical Traction*
  Cryotherapy
  Diathermy*
  E-stim*
  Iontophoresis*
  Lumbar Traction*
  Moist Heat
  TENS
  Ultrasound

  Neurologic

  Cognitive disorders*
  Concussion*
  Multiple Sclerosis*
  Muscular dystrophy*
  Nerve Palsy*
  Neurodevelopmental Technique (NDT)*
  Parkinson's disease*
  Post Stroke Rehabilitation*
  Spinal cord injury*
  Traumatic Brain injury*

  Billing

  Commercial
  Medicaid
  Medicare A
  Medicare B
  Private Pay
  Workers Compensation

  Professional Skills and Knowledge

  Home Exercise Program
  Patient family education
  Safety and injury prevention
  Signs & Symptoms physical, sexual, psychological abuse*

  Additional Skills

  Lifting and Transfer/Telephone calls/Admissions
  See Text Box for additional requirements

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