Physical Therapist - $28-45 per hour - BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Physical Therapist for a job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Physical Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

• Shift Information: PT Shift (8am - 4:30pm Mon/Wed/Fri and a half day every Tuesday morning) - No Weekend/Holidays
• Home Office Location: - 670 Mason Ridge Center Dr Ste 300 -Saint Louis, Missouri 63141 – You will cover the St Charles area primarily and you may float to greater STL metro area when needed
• Case Load: You will be the only social worker for the St Charles area
• Job Responsibilities: Meeting with patients/families, determine resource needs, determine social support needs, counseling support needs, veteran benefit eligibility, etc.
• Preferred skills or required work experience: home health experience is not required, but definitely a bonus. Additionally, this is a very independent position, prior social work experience is preferrable.
• Fully Licensed LCSW is preferred but will consider an LMSW provisional candidate as well.
• If provisional LMSW; you must be willing to complete your LCSW (you will be responsible for your clinical supervision)

Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The Metro St. Louis Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in the metropolitan St. Louis area and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Under direction of a physician, assists patients and their families in their residences to adapt and plan an interdisciplinary approach to treating the patient-family system.

Responsibilities

Consults with patients, families and staff regarding goals of care, end of life issues and palliative needs.Provides direct clinical services to patients and families.Plans and implements social work services on assigned clinical service or unit in collaboration with the healthcare team.Collaborates with community human service agencies to meet the needs of patients, families, and the hospital.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Master's Degree - Social Work

Experience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver's License

Preferred Requirements

Experience

2-5 years

Licenses & Certifications

Lic Clinical Social Worker
Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #79703. Posted job title: Home Care Social Worker - Pt

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.