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Job Title
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FT Physical Therapist - Florence Physical Therapy - Job ID# 42274
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Location
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Omaha, NE
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Description
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Alegent Health employees are responsive, compassionate, and innovative. They prioritize dignity and respect, never settling for average care, insisting on excellence both of themselves and team members. This is our promise to our employees and our community.
Alegent Health values individual contributions, creative ideas, and innovation. Our employees are why we have the highest quality scores in the nation. We are committed to serving our community by providing faith-based health services with five hospitals and more than 40 clinics across the region.
Our commitment to our patients and their families is high, but the return on that commitment is even higher. We are committed to our employees by ensuring we hire individuals who also believe in enriching the lives of those we serve. If this sounds like you - apply today and join the Alegent team! We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Physical Therapist:
M-F, hours vary per day. M,W,Th 8am-6pm, Tuesday 8a-12noon, Friday 8am-3pm.
Administers treatments to patients following identified treatment plan using techniques in a safe and acceptable manner.
Evaluates and assesses patients.
Educates patients and family in a home program.
Documents initial evaluations, progress notes, daily record/flow sheets and discharge summaries in a timely manner.
Establishes short term goals, long term goals and reestablishes new goals as appropriate.
Communicates with Physicians in regard to patient treatment and progress.
Supervises and communicates with support staff regarding patient care activities to assure safety and well being of patient.
Assists technicians, as needed, with patients set-ups to assure patient care.
Maintains established department policies, procedures, and objectives, concerning quality assurance, safety, environmental conditions and infection control.
Experience:
Preferred but not required.
New graduate accepted.
Education Licensure:
Require a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy School with any of the following degrees or combination of these degrees: BS, MS, MPT or DPT.
Must be licensed in the State of Nebraska or Iowa as a Physical Therapist, must be licensed in the state of practice.
BLS or BLS instructor certification is required upon hire.
Acceptable credentialing bodies and certifications include the following: American Red Cross: CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, American Safety and Health Institute: CPR, PRO, must say Professional Level-with AED, and American Heart Association: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Good interpersonal skills.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Able to show empathy and compassion towards patients.
Job requires frequent reading, writing and verbal communication skills.
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Hiring Company
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Alegent Health
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About Us
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With a commitment to providing high quality care and an exceptional patient experience, Alegent Health, its 1,300 med-staff physicians and 8,500 employees are focused on caring for the body, mind and spirit of every person. Patients find a continuum of care at Alegent Health, from primary care through geriatrics. Families can also find specialty care at Alegent Health including women's and children's, cardiovascular, orthopedics, spine, oncology, physical rehabilitation and behavioral health services. With the blessing of our sponsors, Catholic Health Initiatives and Immanuel, Alegent Health, operates nine hospitals, a free-standing psychiatric facility and 44 clinics giving us more than 100 sites of service.
Alegent Health employees are responsive, compassionate, and innovative. They prioritize dignity and respect, never settling for average care, insisting on excellence both of themselves and team members. This is our promise to our employees and our community. Alegent Health values individual contributions, creative ideas, and innovation. Our employees are why we have the highest quality scores in the nation. We are committed to serving our community by providing faith-based health services with five hospitals and more than 44 clinics across the region. Our commitment to our patients and their families is high, but the return on that commitment is even higher. We are committed to our employees by ensuring we hire individuals who also believe in enriching the lives of those we serve. If this sounds like you - apply today and join the Alegent team! We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Mission:
Faithful to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, our Mission is to provide high quality care for the body, mind and spirit of every person. Our commitment to healing calls us to:
• create caring and compassionate environments
• respect the dignity of every person
• care for the resources entrusted to us as responsible stewards
• collaborate with others to improve the health of our communities
• attend especially to the needs of those who are poor and disadvantaged
• act with integrity in all endeavors
To achieve this Mission, we pledge to be creative, visionary leaders committed to holistic healthcare in the region.
Working environment - Our commitment to healing calls us to:
• Create caring and compassionate environments
• Respect the dignity of every person
• Care for the resources entrusted to us as responsible stewards
• Collaborate with others to improve the health of our communities
• Attend especially to the needs of those who are poor and disadvantaged
• Act with integrity in all endeavors
Achievements:
Thanks to the collective efforts of the Alegent Health family, we now have the highest quality scores in the nation out of 121 hospital systems, according to the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement. They combined Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores with clinical quality data to arrive at the national rankings. Alegent Health's combined score beat the Mayo Clinic, the nation's second ranked healthcare system.
Formed on January 1, 1996, Alegent Health is sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives and Immanuel Health Systems and is founded on the traditions of the Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Omaha and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Nebraska Synod.
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Web Site
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www.alegent.com/jobs
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Contact Name
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Cari McClannahan
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Contact E-Mail
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cari.mcclannahan@alegent.org
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Contact Phone
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402-717-1851
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Contact Fax
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402-717-1995
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Date Posted
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06/20/2012
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