Job Overview
Responsibilities:
- Perform evaluations and develop treatment plans.
- Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences.
- Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for safety, and provide referral and education resources.
- Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members.
- Supervision of Physical Therapy Assistants as needed.
- Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes.
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from a college or university with accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Current, unrestricted license as Physical Therapist by state in which practicing.
- Current Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification in accordance state regulations.
- Familiarity with assisted living, independent living, geriatrics and/or home health.
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based therapy interventions.
- Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures.
- Duties require fine motor skills,visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods.
- Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times.
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