Physical Therapist - PRN

Overview

Physical Therapist - PRN at The Metro Health System (Cleveland, OH)

Location: Metro Health Old Brooklyn Campus

Biweekly

Hours:

8.0

Shift: 2 weekend shifts per month; 2 holidays per year

Join the Inpatient Physical Therapy department at the Metro Health System. For nearly two centuries, the Metro Health System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.

Primary Skills Utilized/Learned

• Evaluates and treats patients by physical measures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitation procedures (with or without assistive devices) for the purpose of preventing, correcting, or alleviating disabilities.
• Patients may include neonates through the geriatric population.
• Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The Metro Health System.

Benefits include industry-leading offerings such as tuition reimbursement, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or post-graduate certificate in Physical Therapy from a school accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Hold a Physical Therapist licensure in the State of Ohio
• Possesses current BLS certification, or obtains within 90 days of hire
• Ability to travel to satellite locations

• Membership in the APTA

• Ability to walk without an assistive device and to maintain balance during ambulation and gait training
• Ability to lift and reach with arms to assist with patient exercises
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to palpate muscle tension or monitor patient’s pulse
• Visual acuity to observe patient movement and gait
• Clear spoken communication to instruct patients and families
• Hearing to understand patient descriptions of symptoms and responses to treatment
• Frequent tasks (25-75%): standing, sitting with/without back support, walking, reaching, crouching, balancing, lifting 5-25 pounds, carrying 5-10 pounds, and pushing up to 75 pounds
• Occasional tasks (5-25%): stooping, climbing, lifting or moving 24-50 pounds, carrying 10-25 pounds, and operating power tools and machinery

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