Acute Care Physical Therapist
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mount Vernon

PT Acute Care Hospital

Location: Mount Vernon, Illinois Employment type: Travel/Contract Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation Contract length: 13 weeks Start: 1st-time travelers accepted

Assignment Overview

• Acute care hospital physical therapist role
• Primarily outpatient PT, with occasional coverage of acute care and inpatient rehab
• 70-mile radius rule applies
• Attire: Caribbean blue or khakis with lab coat

Schedule

• Day shift, 5 x 8 hours (8:00 to 16:30), 40 hours per week
• Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 to 4:30
• Tue, Thu: 9:00 to 5:30
• Weekend on-call rotation every 6 weeks for coverage as needed
• Holidays are rotated

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Illinois
• 1 year of Physical Therapist experience, completed within the last year
• 1 year of acute care experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Rehabilitation hospital work setting experience

Conditional Certifications

The following are listed, but the unit description determines whether they are required. Confirm with the agency:

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

Background and eligibility

• Criminal background check within 12 months of start
• E-Verify
• Government-issued photo ID
• Illinois Abuse Registry search, only if required by the client

Health and immunizations

• Physical within 1 year of start, indicating good physical health
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT) within 12 months of start; chest X-ray within 5 years of start if PPD is positive
• TB questionnaire at start and annually
• Negative drug screen within 12 months of start
• Proof of immunity (titer or documented vaccines) for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella
• Hepatitis B titer, series, or declination
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (hard deadline 12/5; exemptions renewed annually; declinations not accepted)

Licensure verification

• Primary source verification of state license
• Nursys verification (applies to RN, LPN/LVN, and AP roles)

Respiratory protection

• OSHA respirator clearance required before start
• Fit testing onsite during the first week of orientation; fit test record must be returned to the agency within two weeks of start
• Must be clean-shaven for mask seal. CAPRs and PAPRs are not provided, and personal CAPRs or PAPRs are not allowed. Failure to shave for fit testing will result in cancellation.

Documents and training

• Two references
• Facility modules must be completed by the compliance due date, and the training transcript must be on file
• Confidentiality and security agreement and standards of ethical conduct, signed before start
• Post-start orientation checklist, returned within the first week

Other requirements

• Passport-style photo for badge (shoulders up, plain white or off-white background, JPEG format)
• Competency exam, in accordance with the agency standard