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About the Role

As a Physical Therapist and movement expert, you'll improve patient quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement. You'll work collaboratively with Physical Therapy Assistants to treat patients of all ages and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Requires detailed knowledge of physical therapy in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done, this level includes interpretation of data.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Basic understanding of the rules and regulations of the specific setting.
• Evaluates and treats patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of physical function and developmental disorders.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of patients served.
• Oversees and insures a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical, psychosocial, and immediate environmental well-being of the patient.
• Promotes patient/caregiver self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
• Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines or services involved in patient care.
• Coordinates efforts toward discharge goals established at initial evaluation and during episode of care.
• Is a patient advocate.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Evaluate and treat infants, children, and adolescents for various health conditions.
• Addressing motor development, strength, range of motion, endurance, balance, coordination, gait, etc.
• Interviewing children and family members, using physical examination to diagnose movement disorder.
• Ability to evaluate and treat patient from 18yrs old and older.
• Float to adult units if needed if pediatric patient census fluctuates.
• Evaluates and treats pediatric patients from birth to 18yrs old, regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of physical function and developmental disorders.
• Settings include inpatient, inpatient emergency department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• New Mexico Physical Therapy License required or New Mexico Physical Therapy provisional/temporary license accepted.
• Less than one year of experience in physical therapy.
• New graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Doctor of Physical Therapy Preferred.
• BLS required at time of hire.

Skills

• Physical therapy
• Movement expert
• Hands-on care
• Patient education
• Prescribed movement
• Basic computer skills
• EPIC electronic charting system

Location

• 1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Work Type

• Part time
• FTE: 0.75
• Weekend Schedule Friday-Sunday

Experience Level

• Less than one year of experience in physical therapy
• New graduates are encouraged to apply

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree required
• Doctor of Physical Therapy Preferred

Salary/Compensations

• Minimum Offer $39.15
• Maximum Offer $66.64

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus & relocation available for qualified candidates
• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• Wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

About the Company

• Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve.
• We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group.
• Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
• Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

Equal Opportunity

• AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED.
• PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.