Physical Therapist

Job Benefits

• Tax-Free income
• Single-Status contract
• Fully Furnished Accommodations provided
• Relocation Allowance
• Free flights home
• Generous vacations (54 days)

Job Requirements

• B.Sc. degree in Physical Therapy, and
• Valid License/Registration as a Physical Therapist in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand, and
• Minimum one year of experience as a Physical Therapist in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand.

Department Information

The Physical Therapy Department provides both Physical Therapy (P.T.) and Occupational Therapy (O.T.) services for the inpatient/ outpatient, adult/ pediatric patient at our client hospital. PT and OT Services participate in the Home Health Program and the provision of services to CCC and outlying clinics.

Evaluation and treatments are offered, but not limited to patients with:

• Neurological
• Orthopedic
• Arthritic
• Cardiopulmonary
• Developmental
• Oncological
• Wound care problems

Physical Therapists:

• Identify, prevent, remediate, and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain, with an emphasis on movement dysfunction. Train new graduates, SCDP participants, interns and students from KSU.
• Provide lumbar and cervical rolls, elbow supports, post-op knee splints, canes, crutches, walkers, cast boots and dressing supplies.

Occupational Therapists:

• Provide goal directed purposeful activity to aid in development of adaptive skills and performance capacities by individuals of all ages that have physical disabilities and related psychological impairments.
• Provide splints for upper extremities (both custom and prefabricated), pressure garments (both custom and prefabricated) and adaptive equipment.

• Spinal conditions
• Arthritis OA, RA, JRA
• Oncology and BMT
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Congenital problems
• Developmental delay
• Neurological conditions including CVA
• TKR & THR
• CABG, other cardiac surgeries and conditions
• Post surgical including mastectomy
• Infected wounds
• PVD and Diabetes
• Palliative Care.
• Lymphoedema

2006 data shows:

• Patients Visits 43,927
• Treatments 77,594