Physical Therapist – Adult Outpatient

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing skilled physical therapy care to patients with impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function resulting from injury, disease, or other causes.
• Record daily clinical and progress notes. Ensure charting compliance as required by Medicare, Medicaid and universal guidelines.
• Coordinating other patient care activities/ services to provide the highest quality of patient care.
• Always maintain a safe and hazard free work environment by following the policies and procedures of Compleat Rehab.
• Tests, evaluates, and records initially and sequentially, muscle strength, joint measurements, activities of daily living, so that objectives are determined, treatment plan developed and regularly reviewed.
• Instructs patients and their relatives, nurse’s or attendants in home programs for the purpose of advancing the patient’s independence in self-care and activities of daily living; helps patient accept and function to their maximum within the limits of irreversible disability.

Education/Qualifications:

• Graduation with Doctor of Physical Therapy from an accredited Physical Therapist program.
• Physical Therapy licensure in the state of North Carolina.
• 1-3 years outpatient orthopedic experience preferred
• New Graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing education in clinical areas.
• Speaks, writes, reads, and comprehends English. Fluency in other languages a plus.