*Physical Therapist-Full-Time

Rivers Health is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to perform the duties below:

Job summary

Entails initial evaluation and re-assessment of patients referred to the department, planning and administrating treatments and documentation of patient’s status and progress.

Job relationships

Responsible to: Director of Rehabilitation

Nature of supervision received: Indirect

Positions directly supervised

Physical Therapy Assistants, Rehab Techs, Students, and Volunteers.

Essential job functions

The following is a summary of the major job functions of this job. The employee may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below; and specific functions may change from time to time.

• 1.
• Maintain and upgrade evaluation and treatment skills.
• 2.
• Evaluate patient's problems subjectively and objectively and document data via SOAP format, set goals, plans, and implement treatment program.
• 3.
• Assess patient progress and alter treatment plan as needed.
• 4.
• Provide accurate and professional documentation as required by departmental policy.
• Documents patient's status and progress in accordance with departmental policy.
• 5.
• Initiate physical therapy services upon physician referral and guidance of qualified physician.
• 6.
• Must submit progress/discharge reports to physicians and other referral sources on a regular basis.
• 7.
• Provide patient care utilizing physical agents and therapeutic exercise upon referral and guidance of qualified physician.
• 8.
• Provides supervision for P.T.A.'s, rehab techs, students, and volunteers.
• 9.
• Assist with orientation and training of new personnel.
• Interact with other team members to provide total care of patients.
• 10.
• Participates in staff meetings and in-services.
• Keeps up to date in the profession through literature, workshops, seminars, etc.