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Responsible for the delivery of professional physical therapy services, which will address the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, developmental, and age-appropriate needs of each individual patient/family. Assists patients in achieving optimum levels of functioning via evaluation, designing a treatment plan, and implementing and coordinating care with team members. Under the direction of the physician, the physical therapist will educate and treat patients with discomfort and pain, dysfunctions, limitations, and deformities. Physical therapists will utilize physical means of sound, light, electricity, water, heat, cold, exercise, and manual interventions. Documents plan of care, rehabilitative potential, and discharge plan.
Job Responsibility:
Perform patient assessment
apply diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability tests
Develop plan of care
including discharge plan based on the patient’s potential
Implement care and maintain up-to-date treatment records
Assess patient/family learning needs
Educate patient, family, and other staff members regarding patient care, exercise, equipment, devices and disease process
Evaluate plan of care
Develop a plan of care for physical therapist assistants and/or physical therapy aides to follow and oversee their facilitation of plan
Participate in interdisciplinary, Rehab department, and Skilled meetings, department conferences, rehabilitation inservices, and quality assurance activities
Ensure safety of patients, visitors, colleagues, and self
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Requirements:
Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) - State Board of Healing Arts
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Nice to have:
1 or more years clinical experience as a Physical Therapist
Lymphedema Certification
American Institute of Balance Vestibular and Concussion Certification