Outpatient Physical Therapist Lymphedema Specialist
Medford, Oregon
Providence Medford Medical Center

Outpatient PT Lymphedema Specialist

Location: Medford, Oregon Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation Employment Type: Travel/Contract (posting tagged "1st Timer") Contract Length: 13 weeks

Role Details

• Special requirement: Looking for a lymphedema specialist
• Expected ratio: 6-7 patients a day
• Float between units: No
• On-call required: No
• Weekends required: No
• Block schedules required: No
• 48-hour approval: No

Schedule

• Shift: Day (5x8 hours), 7:00 to 15:00
• Hours: 8 per day, 40 per week

Facility Snapshot

• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Total staff beds: 108
• Scrubs: Allied staff may wear any color
• Parking: No fee
• Charting: Electronic health record

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid Physical Therapist license in Oregon
• Experience: Physical Therapist with at least 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• Specialty: Lymphedema specialist

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam: Completed within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN. Must state the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation.
• Tdap: Within 10 years. Declination accepted.
• TB screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start. Renewal requires one PPD or TB titer annually. Positive TB history requires proof and a chest X-ray.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers have additional options, including a signed declination.
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or positive titer plus vaccination.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines, a positive titer, or a signed declination.
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Instant screens are accepted.
• Flu: Vaccine or declination required during flu season (9/1 to 3/30). Candidates who decline may be required to wear a mask.
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred. Declinations not required. Candidates without documentation are treated as unvaccinated and must follow infection prevention measures for unvaccinated staff.
• Respirator clearance: Medical clearance for respirator use, completed annually through a virtual questionnaire.
• Fit mask testing: Not required for outpatient PT.

Background and Screening

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering the past 7 years, and updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county and nationwide criminal searches, national sex offender search, and education verification.
• Background disqualifiers: Open or active hits, any felony cases, more than one DUI charge, or any sex offender hit.
• Federal exclusion checks: EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG, completed within 30 days of start and updated monthly.
• State search: Washington WSP/WATCH search applies to Washington and border placements only.
• Oregon abuse/neglect search: Required only for placement at one specific child-care facility.

Onboarding and Training

• Application: Required, covering at least the last 5 years of employment. All employment gaps and overlaps must be explained.
• References: At least 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting. If this cannot be met, a work history verification covering 5 years is required.
• Skills checklist: Required for the applicable unit and updated annually.
• Float policy: Float policy acknowledgment required. Candidates may be required to float to another facility in the system within a reasonable distance.
• Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, required annually for all candidates. Regional specialty modules also apply if the candidate's profession has a path.
• EHR training: Training modules must be completed within one week of orientation, and transcripts must be submitted.
• Badge photo: Passport-style photo with a neutral background, submitted in JPEG format by the due date.