This position is for a contract Physical Therapist with an institution in Ellisville, MS.

Duties and Responsibilities: Provide Physical Therapy evaluation and treatment programming for persons served per FNP and Physician orders at ESS Community Homes and main campus as needed. Preserve and improve abilities for function, such as range of motion, strength, tolerance, coordination and activities of daily living; prevent, insofar as possible, irreducible or progressive disabilities through means such as the use of orthotic and prosthetic devices, positioning and sensory stimulation; Provide in-service training on topics mutually agreed upon; Perform other duties as deemed appropriate for a Physical Therapist; Services provided by the Physical Therapist must meet or exceed the professional standards established by the applicable governing authority for a specialist in their occupation; Work closely with staff physicians and other medical specialists; Evaluate periodically the treatment training process and will use the treatment training process as the basis for continuation or change in the person served program where deemed appropriate by the Physical Therapist.

Qualifications: Graduated from an accredited Physical Therapy School and holds a current Physical Therapy license with the State of Mississippi. 

Job #644599