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Physical Therapist

Catholic Health Initiatives, Little Rock, AR, United States


Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Physical Therapist at CHI St Vincent, you’ll help our patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing following an illness, injury, or issues with aging. Using various treatments, you will help patients reduce pain, build strength and endurance, increase range of motion, or develop better balance to keep them functioning at their best level.

You’re always ready for the next task. Our physical therapy team sees several patients a day for initial evaluations, re-evaluations, or treatments. Our therapists perform most treatments themselves. You’ll work with a variety of backgrounds - orthopedic injury or surgery recovery, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or conditions affecting balance, to name a few. This environment is busy and fast‑paced but full of collaborative and supportive team members willing to offer help, advice, or mentoring at any time.

To thrive as a physical therapist, you must be a team player. You’ll constantly collaborate with other therapists, patients, and their families to seek the best possible treatment outcome. You should be personable, positive, and motivated to provide quality care to a wide variety of patients every day.

Work with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and therapists to develop and execute a treatment plan for each patient

Perform initial patient evaluations as well as re‑evaluations to indicate the level of progress

Document all treatments and note any status changes

Tailor treatments to individual patients as needed - don’t be afraid to think creatively or do a little extra

Seek new learning opportunities and be a resource when others need to learn from you

Consistently offer the best care possible to every patient

Job Requirements

Six month internship which is part of Physical Therapy School, upon hire and

Entry Level Master’s program , upon hire or

1 year Internship which is part of DPT program, upon hire and

Must have two years’ experience and demonstrated leadership to act as area supervisor or weekend supervisor

Physical Therapist: AR, upon hire and

Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Pay Range
$50.00 - $50.00 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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