Physical Therapist - South -Part Time

Atlanta Medical Center, formerly Georgia Baptist Medical Center, is a 467-bed acute care facility sprawled across two city blocks near the heart of downtown Atlanta. Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Atlanta Medical Center has an esteemed tradition of commitment to excellence in patient care and service to the community. The medical center provides general medical, surgical and women's and children's services, as well as specialized programs in cardiology, oncology, perinatology, neonatology, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, psychiatry, neurosurgery, same day surgery and trauma. We are firmly committed to maintaining a tradition of excellence in teaching -- combining knowledge, technique and technology in every area of modern medicine.

We are an employer of choice as well as a leader in healthcare. In 2002 Atlanta Medical Center tied for First place as the Best Place to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2003, we came in the Top 5 Best Places to Work in Atlanta in this same survey. Atlanta Magazine has named Atlanta Medical Center as One of the Best Places to Make a Difference in 2004 and then in 2005 and 2006 Atlanta Medical Center was honored with Tenet's elite Circle of Excellence award.

Atlanta Medical Center's Rehab Department offers opportunities in acute care, inpatient rehabillitation and outpatient. The patient population is very broad, allowing opportunities for staff to gain and maintain skill sets for a wide range of patient diagnosis. A typical patient diagnosises includes trauma, stroke, amputation, elective surgeries, general medical as well as some wound care. Some of the benefits our employees receive include:.

a. $3,000.00 sign on bonus or $10,000.00 student loan repayment program for FT employees

b. FT Employees can opt out of benefits for higher salary ($2.00/hour for FT for health and welfare plus an additional 9% for time off)

c. Relocation Assistance for FT employees

d. Free CEU courses offered on campus

e. Staff isn't required to work weekends but as first priority in selecting weekends if they wish

f. New Graduates are assigned a mentor that they will work with for several weeks (longer for more complex cases)

DESCRIPTION:

Our focus is meeting the needs of our patients and their families every day. At Atlanta Medical Center , our employees work in a fastpaced environment meeting a common goal of helping all those inneed.

If you are interested in working for an institution where its foundation is based on providing the highest standard of patient care and customer service... then be a Physical Therapist with us!!

The Physical Therapist will evaluate and treat inpatients with a variety of diagnoses. Evaluations are completed in a timely manner and they integrate patient's diagnoses, functional limitations and social history with patient discharge recommendations and treatment plans. Treatments are designed around the goals and indicated within the evaluations, with the intent to maximize patients' functional ability, minimize further impairments and facilitate patients' timely safe discharge.

The Physical Therapist will:

* Have effective oral and written communication skills

* Have independent problem solving skills

* Adhere to the Guide for Professional conduct and Code of Ethics of the APTA

* Work comfortably independently and in teams

Qualifications:

Graduation from APTA approved and accredited School of Physical Therapy earning degree.

BS, MPT, MSPT or DPT.

Georgia state licensure.

Acute care and/or wound care experience preferred.

This position primarily services patients in the acute care setting and occasional assistance on the acute rehab unit.

Availability for workdays and weekends preferred.