Physical Therapist
$7,500 Sign on Bonus!
Come work with an experienced, engaged, and dynamic team! We welcome all experience level Physical Therapists and encourage newly graduated Doctor of Physical Therapy students to apply! Generous PTO plans, benefits, and more!
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practice locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care.
Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates,
Purpose: Following a medically prescribed physical therapy program, evaluates, treats and educates a primarily an adult/geriatric population with focus on patients who have traumatic injuries, cardiac disfunction, joint replacement, post-surgical deconditioning, pain, and disease management, and helps them reach their maximum performance and assume a place in their community while learning to live within the limits of his/her capabilities.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care to the age of the patient served in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting.
Essential Responsibilities:
1.
Provides direct patient care services to ensure the effectiveness of physical therapy programs.
2.
Demonstrates knowledge of physical therapy procedures and equipment allowing for safety and maximum patient benefit
3.
Performs appropriate documentation to maintain the departmental standard.
4.
Participates in communication with other involved hospital personnel to provide for quality patient care and cost-efficient programming.
5.
Performs other duties as outlined to improve the overall effectiveness of the department as both a treatment facility and an educational environment.
6.
Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to hospital and department policies and procedures.
7.
Patient relations - Demonstrates regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, family members, visitors and hospital personnel
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Graduated from an accredited physical therapy school with a B.S./M.S./DPT degree.
License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:
- Active New York State License or eligible with a temporary permit
Location: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Work Type: Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40.00
FTE: 1.000000
Work Schedule: Day 8
Work Shift: Monday - Friday, 07:30-16:00, two weekend days per month allowing for flex days
Org Unit: 1294
Department: Physical Therapy
Exempt: Yes
Grade: S11
Salary Range: $40.00 - $65.01 Hourly
Working conditions:
Essential:
* Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
* Significant occupational risk
* Very Heavy effort.
May exert up to 50 lbs.
force
* Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human was...
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Poughkeepsie, US-NY
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Medical
- Recruiter: Nuvance Health
- Contact: Tonya Berger
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: 28351
- Posted: 2024-09-04 08:18:17 -
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