The Lutheran Home is looking for a Physical Therapist on a PRN basis to join our healthcare team. In this career, you will work with residents to regain or maintain movement. Come join us in our mission of providing dignified care at every stage of life and fall in love with our residents.Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Plan, prepare, and carry out individually designed programs of physical therapy care and services to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction. 
• Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention. 
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit. 
• Identify and document goals, anticipated progress, and plans for re-evaluation in a timely manner.
• Review referrals and medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
• Test and measure patient’s strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
• Administer treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet or infrared lamps, or ultrasound machines.
• Direct and supervise physical therapy assistants in the delivery of physical therapy treatment plans.
• Participate in care plan meetings with other members of the healthcare team as appropriate. Assist with discharge planning and recommendations to facilitate safe transition plans for beneficiaries when appropriate.
• Discharge patients from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes are attained, or when skilled services are no longer indicated, and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures.
• Follow the guidelines set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the fiscal intermediary, other insurance providers, and the American Medical Association regarding the appropriate delivery of skilled services, documentation required to support these services, and correct billing for medically necessary treatment.
• Adhere to the Physical Therapy Statutes established by the Missouri Board of Healing Arts.

• Licensed to work as a Physical Therapist in Missouri
• Willing to work on Saturdays and/or Sundays
• Experience in a skilled nursing facility preferred

About the Lutheran Home:Since 1972, the Lutheran Home has provided the region's residents with dignified and compassionate care. We look to employ and empower dedicated and qualified individuals to provide a culture of positivity, compassion and fun so that we may all live each day fulfilled. 

The Lutheran Home is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please verify that you have included in your application all relevant information and experience for the position you are pursuing. We use this information in our effort to offer competitive and equitable compensation.

Not all positions may be eligible for all benefits.