Physical Therapist; PRN

Job Details:

Job Location:

Coal County General Hospital - Coalgate, OK 74538, Position Type:
Per Diem, Job Shift: Any, Position Summary

The Physical Therapist provides skilled physical therapy services to patients across the continuum of care within a Critical Access Hospital, including acute inpatient care, Swing Bed rehabilitation, and outpatient services as assigned. The Physical Therapist evaluates patients, establishes individualized treatment plans, implements evidence-based interventions, and monitors patient progress to promote functional independence, mobility, safety, and quality of life.

The Physical Therapist plays an integral role in the hospital's Swing Bed program by providing skilled rehabilitation to patients who require continued nursing care and therapy following an acute illness, injury, surgery, or hospitalization. The position works collaboratively with physicians, nursing, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, case management, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to support appropriate transitions of care and safe discharge to the least restrictive setting.

The Physical Therapist is expected to function independently within the scope of professional practice while contributing to the overall success of the hospital's rehabilitation services and rural healthcare mission.

• Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations, including assessment of strength, range of motion, balance, coordination, endurance, mobility, gait, transfers, and functional limitations.
• Develop individualized plans of care with measurable, patient-centered goals based on medical status, functional needs, rehabilitation potential, and patient preferences.
• Provide skilled therapeutic interventions, including therapeutic exercise, functional mobility training, gait training, balance activities, transfer training, neuromuscular re-education, and appropriate use of physical therapy modalities.
• Assess and train patients in the safe use of assistive devices, including walkers, canes, crutches, and wheelchairs.
• Monitor patient response to treatment, modify interventions as appropriate, and communicate changes in patient condition to the appropriate healthcare providers.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding mobility, fall prevention, home exercise programs, positioning, and strategies to improve safety and independence.
• Complete timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation in the electronic health record.

• Evaluate and treat hospitalized patients with medical, surgical, orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and functional mobility needs.
• Assess readiness for mobility and rehabilitation in collaboration with nursing and medical staff.
• Assist with early mobilization, prevention of functional decline, and restoration of safe mobility during hospitalization.
• Provide recommendations regarding discharge needs, durable medical equipment, caregiver assistance, and post-acute rehabilitation services.
• Communicate patient progress, functional limitations, and discharge recommendations to the interdisciplinary care team.

• Provide skilled physical therapy to patients admitted to the hospital's Swing Bed program who require continued skilled care and rehabilitation following an acute hospital stay.
• Evaluate functional deficits and establish individualized rehabilitation goals designed to maximize independence and support a safe return to the patient's home or prior living environment when appropriate.
• Deliver progressive, goal-directed rehabilitation addressing strength, endurance, balance, gait, transfers, activities related to functional mobility, and…