Mercy Hospital
Location: Sacramento,CA, USA
Date: 2024-10-16T05:16:12Z
Job Description:
Certification Details- BLS certification required.
- PT license required.
Job Details- Inpatient Physical Therapy position available.
- Primary placement in the Acute Rehab Unit (ARU), a licensed Inpatient Rehabilitation facility (IRF).
- Anticipate floating to the main Acute Inpatient units as well, pending census.
- Depending on the experience of the applicant, placement could vary.
- Competence with various patient conditions required.
Job Requirements- Confidence managing patients recovering from neurological impairments such as stroke.
- Competent with SCI/TBI.
- Independent with evaluation, treatment, discharge planning, family training, equipment prescription.
- Experience in Acute Rehab Level of Care (IRF) is preferred.
- Manage patients with Neurolgical Diagnosis: Stroke, SCI, TBI, etc.
- Work with Spine surgeries, Poly-ortho trauma, Prolonged hospitalization/debility, Fall/hip fracture/repair, and acute surgical, oncology, med/tele.
Schedule Information- Monday-Friday, 8-4:30.
- 1 Saturday per month required.
- If holiday falls on M-F, required to work unless prior arrangements made.
- Not required to work Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day.
Unit Specific Information- Rehab Aides: 1 Rehab Tech.
- Paired with PT preceptor on the 1st shift.
- Full time staff available as needed for ongoing orientation.
- MGH Rehab employs 70+ therapists (PT/OT/ST, full time, part time, per diem).
Additional Details- BLS certification is necessary.
- 2 supervisor references required at submittal.
- Modules are required to be done before the start of the assignment and take about 3-4 hours to complete (time not billable).
- Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years).
- Holiday time off will be considered but not guaranteed.