Acute Care Physical Therapist
Saint Louis, Missouri
Christian Hospital

PT Acute Care Hospital

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Facility Type: Short-term acute care, 285 staffed beds Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation Employment Type: Travel/Contract, 13 weeks Start Date: 11/30

Schedule and Hours

• Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 16:30 (5 x 8 hours, 40 hours per week)
• Guaranteed hours: 40
• Occasional weekends and holidays
• Not on call

Units and Scope

• Acute hospital setting across floors, ICU, Step Down, Oncology, Medical, Surgical, Neuro/Tele, and Ortho units
• Neuro/Tele: telehealth/telepractice (remote)
• Treatments include QD (once daily) treatments
• Will not float within scope to meet facility needs
• Locals are not accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Missouri
• Physical Therapist experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience working with Orthopedics patients

Logistics

• Scrub color: Pewter
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking: no cost

Background and Compliance Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID
• Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search
• Exclusion list searches (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG), run quarterly
• Missouri EDL search, renewed quarterly during assignment
• Missouri Highway Patrol check, renewed annually
• Verification of highest education related to the profession
• Employment application
• Two professional references
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start, head and shoulders, in front of a white background, with no hats, masks, or sunglasses
• SSN and DOB confirmation
• Regulatory compliance education quiz, scored 80% or higher, updated annually
• Signed HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, dress code policy, and fingernail policy (non-adherence may result in being sent home from shifts)

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TB: two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start. Annual TB questionnaire required.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity: positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement of immunity
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Hepatitis B declination
• Drug screen within 1 year of start, covering amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, and PCP, updated annually
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• N95 fit test, renewed annually. Accepted models: 3M 1804 and 3M 1860. Facial hair must allow proper testing.