Job Overview
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Evaluate, develop, modify plans of care, administer clinical treatments, and provide effective and evidenced-based management of patients.
- Instructs patients, families and other caregivers in the skills and techniques of the physical therapy treatment program.
- Instruct, motivate, safeguard and assist patients as they perform therapeutic strengthening and functional activities.
- Collaborate with physical therapy staff or others as necessary to provide effective Physical Therapy management of patients.
- Maintains appropriate and timely documentation of all patients utilizing the electronic medical record to support the regulatory and billing requirements for services provided.
- Monitor support personnel (therapy assistants, students and volunteers) as requested.
- Participates in annual appraisals of peers as requested.
- Participates in Committees as requested.
Education Training and Experience:
- Graduate of a Bachelor, Certificate, Masters or Doctorate degree curriculum in Physical Therapy (Required).
- A minimum of one year of recent care experience in relevant discipline (Preferred).
Licensure/Certification:
- Current Pennsylvania State license as a Physical Therapist (Required).
- CPR certification (Required).
- National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) (Preferred).
- Professional Association Certifications (Preferred).
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