Physical Therapist - PRN-1105017108 at Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta GA
Per Diem Jobs in Marietta Georgia
Hospital/Facility: 800-Atlanta Medical Center - Atlanta, GA
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Atlanta Medical Center, formerly Georgia Baptist Medical Center, is a 467-bed Regional Level I Trauma teaching 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 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 2011, Atlanta Medical Center was 1 of only 8 Tenet hospitals to receive Tenet's elite Circle of Excellence award and we were also named as one of the Top Work Places by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AMC received the Circle of Excellence award in 2010 as well. In 2008, Atlanta Medical Center was named as one of the Top Ten Best Places to Work by the Atlanta Magazine. This ranking placed AMC as the highest in the healthcare industry. In 2006 and 2005 we again received Tenet's Circle of Excellence award. AMC was named as one of the Best Places to Make a Difference by the Atlanta Magazine in 2004. The Atlanta Business Chronicle named Atlanta Medical Center as one of the Top Five Best Places to Work in Atlanta in 2003 and in 2002 we tied for First Place as the Best Place to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Atlanta Medical Center is also highly committed to providing quality services to our patients. We hold the following designations:
Bariatric Center of Excellence
Gold Plus Stroke Center (the 1st in Georgia)
American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines: Gold in Heart Failure
American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines: Gold in Coronary Artery Disease
American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines: Gold in Stroke
AMC has a 96.5% quality rating (which exceeds state and national averages) and is a regional Level I Trauma Center that receives patients from 67 other hospitals.
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.
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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.
Applicants are invited to become a fan of Atlanta Medical Center's Physical Therapist Careers page on Facebook in order to receive updates when new positions become open.
Tenet offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and to all employees regardless of sex, age, race color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability.
Job Requirements
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.
Employment Type : Per Diem
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Posted : 5/25/2012
Categories : Health Care
Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, GA
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Posted : 5/25/2012
Categories : Health Care
Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, GA
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