Travel Physical Therapist (PT) in Indiana

AlliedTravelCareers is working with Medix to find a qualified Physical Therapist (PT) in Indiana!

About The Position

About the Opportunity

Medix is working with a premier client to fill a vital Travel Physical Therapist opening at their facility in Kokomo, IN. This assignment offers a unique and rewarding experience working within a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly ( PACE ), a holistic model dedicated to helping seniors live safely and independently in their homes and communities.

You will be joining a brand new PACE center, which provides a stimulating, "YMCA-style" environment for active and engaged elderly participants. This is an exciting chance to help shape the center's patient load as the census grows, with the possibility of extensions and future assignments at new centers opening across the country.

Location : Kokomo, IN

Facility Type : Outpatient at a PACE facility

Start Date : Early November

Length of Assignment : 13 Weeks (Option for 6 months)

State License Needed : Valid State Licensure as a Registered Physical Therapist (PT / DPT)

Shift : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 00 / 4 : 30 PM (5 eight-hour shifts).

Call / Weekends : No on-call, weekends, or evening shifts.

Role & Responsibilities

As a Physical Therapist, you will plan and administer physical therapy treatment programs for PACE participants to maintain and / or restore function, relieve pain, and prevent further disability.

Your day-to-day duties will include :

Assessment & Treatment : Completing evaluations, providing treatments, and ramping up to a caseload of approximately 10 scheduled patients per day as the center census increases.

Therapy Focus : Majority of therapy treatments will focus on generalized strengthening, balance, fall prevention, and helping participants increase mobility and overall physical activity.

Coordination : Coordinating care with the participant's Primary Care Physician (PCP) and participating in developing interdisciplinary care plans and care team meetings.

Equipment Management : Assessing the need for and ordering, fitting, and educating participants on adaptive equipment and durable medical equipment (DME) such as walkers, wheelchairs, braces, etc.

Documentation : Completing all required documentation, including assessments, progress notes, and discharge summaries, utilizing the IntusCare (PACE-specific) EHR system.

Supervision & Instruction : Developing, instructing, and supervising other staff or family members on therapy programs.

More About the Setting

Patient Population : Elderly participants (age 55+) who are active and mobile enough to participate in the PACE program.

Facility Amenities : You will be working in a new center equipped with a full, brand-new gym, including parallel bars, bands, weights, and balls.

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Job Requirements

Experience : Minimum of 1 year of experience working with the geriatric population.

Education : Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree (DPT) required from an APTA-accredited university or equivalent.

License : Valid State licensure as a Registered Physical Therapist (PT / DPT).

Benefits

Benefits with Medix

Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances).

Health Benefits / Dental / Vision ( Medix offers 6 different health plans : 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on pla n selection(s)).

401k (Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1 / 1, 4 / 1, 7 / 1, and 10 / 1).

Short Term Disability Insurance.

Term Life Insurance Plan.

About Medix

Medix positively impacts lives and businesses by providing healthcare, life sciences, and technology talent solutions to businesses and government institutions. Our national reach, decades of industry expertise, and nimble talent engine have made us a trusted talent partner to hiring managers and HR teams at hospital systems, Fortune 500 firms, fast-growing startups, and industry disruptors.

Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, with offices across the United States, Medix is not your typical staffing company. All for people and values-led, we are different because we listen when others are selling. We improvise when others are inflexible. And, when the going gets tough, we always choose people.

Our Healthcare division current staffs travel allied clinicians specializing in PT, Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA), OT, RRT, social work, ultrasound, mammography, CT, X-Ray,  Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Lab Medical Technicians, Lab Medical Technicians, and many, many more!