Physical Therapist

The Physical Therapist is a licensed professional responsible for evaluating, planning, and implementing physical therapy to the residents and the community as prescribed by the attending physician. The Physical Therapist works as a member of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, which oversees each resident’s physical therapy and restorative plan of care.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a state-approved School of Physical Therapy accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Two years of long term care or rehabilitation center experience preferred. Outpatient therapy experience may be considered if practice included medical/surgical patients.
• Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• CPR certification strongly preferred and encouraged.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs a comprehensive evaluation of residents/patients by applying diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability tests.
• Develops the plan of care cooperatively with the physician, resident/patient, family and other team members with revisions made based on patient condition.
• Provides therapeutic actions to relieve pain and/or develop or restore/regain maximum independence.
• Instructs residents/patients, families, nurses, and nursing assistants in the total physical therapy program including transfer activities, ambulation skills, exercise program, the proper and safe use of prosthetic and/or HEP maintenance program.
• Plans with the resident/patient, family, rehabilitation members, and nursing for discharge.
• Establishes and implements restorative/maintenance Range of Motion and walking programs in conjunction with nursing, and assists nursing with evolving changes in restorative programs.
• Supervises Physical Therapy Assistant(s) in the implementation of the treatment plan.