Job requirements: NV licensure. Current CPR certification.
Bachelor’s degree In Physical or Occupational Therapy or Master/Doctoral level degree from a university program satisfying state licensure and national guidelines.
Five or more years of progressively more responsible relevant work experience or equivalent in PT, OT or SLP rehabilitation and management.

Interested Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Therapists, please call Wendi today! 800-787-6787.

Therapy has been our passion for more than 16 years — and it shows! Our sole focus is Therapy Staffing and with more than 70 years of combined experience, we find our Therapists fantastic and rewarding assignments in their area of expertise. We deliver The Preferred Difference – superior personalized service – so you can focus on your number one priority: patient care.

Call us today to find out about this week’s hottest new Therapy assignments in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Choose from a huge selection of jobs in the best locations: hospitals, SNFs, outpatient and rehab facilities, peds and more.  Call Wendi at 800-787-6787 to inquire, or apply online: http://jobs.preferredregistry.com/.

Because we are the ONLY registry that offers benefits at just 20 hours a week, you can work part-time, but receive many of the same benefits of full-time employment!  Choose from a variety of PPO Medical Plans / Multiple Dental & Vision Plan Options / Discounted & Reimbursed Continuing ED / Competitive Pay / Generous Sign-on & Referral Bonuses / 401k with company match / Flexible 125 Plan / Weekly Direct Deposit / Professional General Liability & Workers Comp. 

Enjoy working with seasoned staffing professionals who know therapy and know what your job entails. We have combined experience of more than 70 years staffing therapy professionals just like you. Therapy is our only business—and our passion.  Our mission is to deliver the Preferred Difference—superior personalized service—by consistently pairing high-caliber therapy professionals with the right positions so that our clients and therapists can focus on their Number One priority:  Excellent Patient Care.

Simply search our online job board or call us at 800-787-6787 to hear about the latest job openings in your town!

1. It extends the Therapy Cap Exceptions Process for 2010. A one-year extension is in effect through December 31, 2010.

2. It authorizes a study of Direct Access Under Medicare. Studies will be conducted on new delivery models, including patient Direct Access to physical therapy services under Medicare.

3. Creates Rural Payment Equity under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

4. Provides Rehabilitation as a Required Minimum Health Care Benefit as part of the health care insureance exchange.

5. Protects patients against denial or recission of coverage based on pre-existing medical conditions.

You can read more about the APTA’s position on their website and receive updates as this legislation evolves.

“We are very pleased to have earned this certification.  This will allow us to offer a greater variety of assignments to our therapists,” said company President Melanie Reiten.  Reiten began her career in therapy and general employment staffing in 1986 and has owned Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc. since its inception in 1994.

“For me, this profession has always been about caring for my employees and clients and providing excellence in patient care.  We are seasoned professionals with more than 70 years of combined experience in rehab therapy staffing.  We understand the nuances of recruiting for healthcare settings,  including compliance, licensure, and education requirements.  I feel it’s this type of culture that makes Preferred Healthcare the most respected rehab staffing company in California,” said Reiten.

Under Reiten’s leadership, Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc. has been recognized as one of the “25 Fastest-Growing Woman-Owned Companies”, one of the “Top 25 Staffing Companies” and one of the most “Excellent Places To Work in San Diego.”  Preferred Healthcare Registry is a Silver member of California Staffing Professionals (CSP), the American Staffing Association (ASA), Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM), active in Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), a member of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC), Business Partner of the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) and Corporate Member of the Texas Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA).

“Physical therapists are acutely aware of the impact that the lack of health insurance has on the needs of our patients,” said APTA President R Scott Ward, PT, PhD. “The health of our patients is our number one priority; we are happy to join in the pursuit of raising awareness about the plight our fellow uninsured Americans and how we can be part of the solution.”

For online resources and more information on how you can join this effort, visit http://covertheuninsured.org/.

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) represents more than 74,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy nationwide. Learn more about conditions physical therapists can treat and find a physical therapist in your area at http://www.moveforwardpt.com/.

We are excited to share this news and see it as a very positive sign that Congress has heard our collective voice and understands the need to find a longer-term solution.  We urge you to contact your legislators asking for this. The AOTA Legislative Action Center makes it easy to contact lawmakers with letter templates and talking points.

This increase is proposed as Anthem Blue Cross’ new payment model is being introduced. The new model changes the current payment system to one where providers will be paid $75 per visit regardless of the treatment(s) provided or the intensity of those treatment(s). 

Take action against this payment system!

Here are suggested talking points and a sample letter when you contact your congressperson.