Job Overview
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES:
- Assesses, interprets, plans, implements, and evaluates patients with appropriate level of skill given the patient’s age and diagnosis. Admits patients to the agency when P.T. is a primary skilled need.
- Assists with program development and discipline specific operations efficiently and productively.
- Appropriately communicates and documents information in accordance to agency policies and procedures and discipline-specific guidelines.
- Contributes to program effectiveness.
- Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently.
- Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance agency performance.
- Demonstrates a daily commitment to the values of the agency.
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
- Education: Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university.
- Licensure / Certifications: Licensure in the state in which providing therapy (NC/SC); CPR certification.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year.
- Essential Technical / Motor Skills: Knowledge of home health and physical therapy procedures, ability to manipulate patient care and evaluation equipment, including modalities and assistive devices; ability to properly transfer and guard patients; ability to apply other manual therapy techniques.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to deal with the public, co-workers, patients, families, and physicians in a professional and positive manner.
- Essential Physical Requirements: Requires significant locomotion, frequent lifting greater than 50# and transferring patients greater than 100#. Also repeated reaching in front of the body, bending and stooping, pushing and pulling. Occasionally requires reaching overhead, stair climbing, sitting and fine motor manipulation.
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