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Job Responsibility:
Provides physical therapy evaluations, including standardized outcome measures, and care recommendations for individuals across the lifespan attending neuromuscular clinics
Performs standardized clinical outcome assessments, including measures of strength and function, with individuals participating in neuromuscular disease clinical research studies and clinical trials
Opportunities to participate in overall research processes including grant writing, study design, data analysis, data dissemination (presentations at meetings and manuscript preparation)
Evaluates the patients’ functional abilities and disabilities by tests, observations and information provided by family members, physician, nursing staff and others
Plans a program of patient treatment related to diagnosis, prognosis, emotional needs or problems, patient’s environment, etc. working from physician’s order
Instructs and counsel patients and family in the use of equipment and techniques
Evaluates home facilities and suggests need adaptations and resources in preparation for patient discharge
Recommends, obtains and instructs on the use of adaptive and assistive devices
Ensures appropriate safety practices and maintenance of equipment
Determines types and frequencies of therapies
Provides treatments using a variety of procedures and therapies
Recommends modifications of program as needed to physician
Maintains required patient and department records
Keeps abreast of issues and changes in the field by reading and attending professional meetings and seminars
Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in physical therapy required
Master's or Doctoral degree preferred
Completed relevant clinical education in a comparable setting required or equivalent combination of education and experience required
Basic foundational knowledge of Physical Therapy Practice required