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Description
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Alegent Creighton 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 Creighton 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 eleven hospitals and more than 100 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 Creighton team! We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Physical Therapist
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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