Full-time assignment that includes a comprehensive benefit package.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (All need not be performed in a given position. Other related activities may be performed although not listed.)
Performs physical therapy procedures upon the written order or referral of a licensed physician;
Evaluates the degree of function and disability of patients or students unless contraindicated by the Therapist's professional judgment or a doctor's admission note;
Evaluates and orders appropriate functional and mobility aids such as wheelchairs, ambulation aides and bathroom equipment, and provides training in their use;
Participates with other personnel in case conferences to discuss and formulate patients' total care plans;
Records, on charts, physical therapy evaluations, re-evaluations, progress notes, consultation and discharge summaries;
Confers periodically with the medical supervisor, physicians or other higher level staff member regarding all facets of patient care and related activities;
Provides teaching and functional training to families;
Attends family conferences to discuss the needs of patients and families;
Assists in the development of physical therapy policies and procedures;
Assists in the development of, and instructs and participates in, facility in-service education programs and other educational programs;
Maintains program records such as the service budget and statistical reports of the frequency and types of treatment and numbers of people treated;
Maintains physical therapy equipment;