Physical Therapist

Job description

Description The Physical Therapist's primary responsibility is to perform physical evaluations and therapeutic treatments for physician-referred patients with disease or disability and provide direction to physical therapy assistants, students, and technicians to ensure quality treatment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: - Evaluates, plans, supervises, delegates, and administers physical therapy treatment plans to meet patient goals - Modifies patient treatments to reflect changes in goals and objectives when needed - Administers treatment programs to patients including, but not limited to, therapeutic exercises, isokinetic testing and training, gait training, therapeutic application of physical agents such as heat, cold, electricity, ultrasound, massage; manual therapeutic techniques, and functional training - Performs appropriate, timely documentation of patient care in accordance with department policy and procedures including recording patient’s reactions and progress during treatment and writing discharge summary when treatment is terminated - Communicates with physicians or other health personnel when indicated - Instructs and provides technical direction to physical ther...