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Duties:
Job Summary
Evaluates, plans, directs, and administers programs of Physical Therapy.
Plans and conducts Physical Therapy programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients enhance physical and functional abilities.
Essential Functions
Evaluates patients, selects, and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
Establishes functional goals in conjunction with the patient and provides evidenced based intervention to work towards meeting these goals with ongoing assessment to adjust the plan of care as needed.
Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges as needed.
Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff, coordinates patient's schedule and treatment programs, and discharge planning.
Provides supervision of PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide as required for licensure.
Physical Requirements
Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication.
Vision (corrected) adequate for reading.
Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties.
Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day.
Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling, and reaching overhead.
Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely.
Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers.
Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids.
Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment.
The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.
Skills:
NC license for Physical Therapy required.
Possess and maintain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy program required.
NC license for Physical Therapy required.
Certifications & Licenses:
BLS
PT License
Additional Information:
Schedule: Variety of shifts 40 hours/week (PT 1:1)
Weekend Requirements: Kings Mountain
Years of Experience Required: 2+ years (new grad or less experience will consider as long as they are willing to grow and learn)
Certification/Licensure/Additional Requirements: BLS (completed through AHA or ARC only), Must have acute care experience, PT license Not required/Highly Preferred: Neuro, Generalist
Incentives/Relocation Assistance: Sign-on Bonus: Up to $15k, Relocation Bonus: $5k Submittal
Date Posted: 20 May 2024
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