Physical Therapist Float

Where You’ll Work As a Physical Therapist Float, you'll have the opportunity to work across the CHI Health CUMC–Bergan network, providing care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

You'll float between Bergan Mercy's acute care and outpatient departments, as well as CHI Health's CUMC–Bergan licensed outpatient rehabilitation clinics, including L Street, La Vista, University Campus, and Lasting Hope.

This flexible role offers a dynamic practice environment, exposure to a variety of patient populations, and the opportunity to collaborate with exceptional rehabilitation teams across multiple locations.

In recognition of your flexibility, you'll receive a 25% differential for all direct patient care hours.

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Physical Therapist Float, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments.

You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

Provides physical therapy assessment, care planning, patient treatment and education according to the professional practice guidelines defined by state and professional sources.

Works as a collaborative team member to develop a coordinated care plan that is accountable to achievement of established goals.

Is knowledgeable and completes all required documentation and billing requirements according to established local, state and federal law.

Is responsible for the knowledge and application of measurable quality metrics associated with the area of active practice.

Periodically attends team meetings to expand to discuss/improve program evaluation/quality measures Provides supervision to physical therapy assistants and techs according to established to local, state and federal guidelines.

Takes responsibility to stay current with evidenced based practice guidelines, stays current with new research introduced and serves as a professional resource to other team members in the area of physical therapy practice.

Job Requirements Physical Therapist license in NE Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association