Part-Time PRN Physical Therapist

Come join BrightStar Care of Lafayette as a Physical Therpaist! We are a client-centric team that holds value in honest and serving with passion. Our higher-standard way has brought BrightStar to the top of Home Health care and we want individuals with desire to maintain such standards and change peoples’ live for the better. Our commitment to incorporating advance technology has offered our employees an opportunity to deliver their best performance. The Physical Therapist must be able to evaluate the patient’s condition and develop an individualized plan tailored to each client based on the physician’s orders. Help clients enhance strength, range of motion, flexibility, and minimize pain or discomfort. Work as much or as little as you want, with our highly flexible schedule, work full and part-time, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Therapist Benefits

• Pay is $80 per visit for evaluation visits and $65 per visit for ongoing visits
• Weekly pay with direct deposit
• Create your own schedule
• Variety of assignments, procedures, and treatments
• Weekend and evening opportunities, in-home and facility based
• One to one patient care
• Joint Commission accredited

Responsibilities

• Work cooperatively with physicians to develop care and treatment plan that is appropriate for client’s home environment, especially as it relates to fall risk, interventions, and home safety
• Assess for muscle strength, mobility, gait, range of motion and pain and select appropriate treatment and assistive devices, instructing family and caregivers on use of devices
• Report client’s response to treatment or changes in condition to the Director of Nursing and physician
• Initiate physical therapy program and instructs other personnel, including family members and caregivers, in specific phases of physical therapy with which they may assist with the client care
• Prepare clinical and progress summaries, as well as participate in discharge planning. A copy of the summaries will be submitted to the Director of Nursing
• Treat clients, families, and staff with courtesy and respect

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited physical therapy program by the American Physical Therapy Association
• Valid licensure in state where care is given
• Comply with all state mandated Physical Therapy Practice Act and other legal mandates
• Adhere to HIPAA and maintain client confidentiality

BrightStar Care of Lafayette is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Physical Therapy: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License and Auto Insurance (Required)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Physical Therapy License (Required)