Physical Therapist (4823)
About the job
Leading Skilled Nursing and Rehab provider is hiring for a Physical Therapist. The facility has 142 Medicare certified beds, is warm and inviting, and has a great interdisciplinary team. The facility has a 20 bed transitional care unit, new gym space and equipment. The café has provided our patients and their loved ones a comfortable place to spend time together and enjoy a cup of coffee. Services range from the medically complex to short term and long term patients with varying diagnoses. Diagnoses range from cardiac, neurologic, orthopedic and pulmonary in presentation. 3K sign-on bonus offered.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Screens, examines and evaluates patients, including history, systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures, synthesis information and interprets examination findings in order to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement and the time required to achieve it, identify precautions/contraindications and design and plan of care
-Develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers, implements the physical therapy treatment plan, and completes all related documentation and record keeping regarding these services. Services such as therapeutic exercise including aerobic capacity conditioning, balance coordination, agility training, body mechanics and postural stabilization, flexibility exercises, gait and locomotion training, neuromotor development training, relaxation, strength, power, and endurance training; functional training; manual therapy; airway clearance techniques; integumentary repair and protection; use of electrotherapeutic, physical agent and mechanical modalities
-Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards
-Designs, fits and/or applies adaptive devices, and trains patients in the use of adaptive devices including orthotics and prosthetics
-Attends and contributes to patient care, staffing conferences and other related meetings
-Puts Patient Service first: ensures that patients and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs and rights.
-Instructs patient in the skills and techniques required for participation in mobility activities, and evaluates patient progress, attitudes and behavior as related to rehabilitative potential
Job Requirements
-Hold a valid Physical Therapy license in the state(s) of practice, or proof of license eligibility
-Master's degree in Physical Therapy or a related field (for individuals who completed appropriate Physical Therapy education prior to January 1, 2002, with a valid Physical Therapy license in the state(s) of practice or proof of license eligibility, a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy (or related field), plus five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in Physical Therapy will be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree. A foreign-degree equivalent to the first professional degree, consistent with state licensing rules, will be accepted in lieu of Master’s degree.)
