Acute Care Physical Therapist
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lovelace Medical Center

PT Acute Care Hospital

Overview

• Role: Physical Therapist
• Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Unit: Acute Care
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 8:00 to 16:30 (5 x 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week)
• Charting System: Epic

Candidate Eligibility

• Unit accepts first-time travelers.
• Does not accept local candidates (50-mile local radius).

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in New Mexico
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, RQI, or American Safety and Health Institute

Conditionally Required Certifications

Required only as applicable:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), from AHA, RQI, ARC, or American Safety and Health Institute
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), from AHA, ARC, RQI, or American Safety and Health Institute
• Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (NRP)
• Chemotherapy (CHEMO)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB)
• NIH Stroke Certification (expires annually)
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)

Competencies

• Competency exam required as applicable to profession, with a minimum passing score of 80% (or the Angoff score if higher)
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, required as applicable (80% or meet/exceed the Angoff score)
• Color blind test (online version acceptable)
• Unit-specific skills checklist, completed annually

Background and Employment Verification

• Driver's license or state ID required
• E-Verify required
• 7-year background check, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually, including SS trace, county searches, nationwide sex offender search, and education verification of highest level
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, required upon hire
• Education verification of highest level required (a transcript or diploma may be accepted as a placeholder)
• 7-year work history verification
• Complete employment application or resume
• Two professional references (travel)
• Clear headshot for badge
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgment

Fingerprinting (New Mexico Placements Only)

• Time sensitive: consent form and government ID must be on file by the Wednesday before start.
• Fingerprinting is completed onsite during orientation and must be redone for every new contract.
• Travelers may attend orientation and training pending clearance but cannot work on the unit until clearance is received (about 1 to 3 business days).

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start (not required annually)
• Fit test within 1 year of start, renewed annually (done onsite at Lovelace locations)
• Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap vaccine within 10 years of start
• TB screening: negative 2-step PPD, QuantiFERON (QGOLD), or T-SPOT within 1 year of start (not required annually). Positive results require proof, a chest X-ray within the last 5 years dated after the positive result, and a TB questionnaire within 90 days of start.
• Immunity documentation (positive titer or 2 vaccines) for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 post-titer boosters, and the second may be pending at start if the first is complete.
• 10-panel drug screen, negative, within 90 days of start (not required annually)
• Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31); declinations are not accepted. Working candidates must meet the flu documentation deadline of 11/15.
• Vaccine records cannot state "per history," "received elsewhere," or "per previous records."