Physical Therapist, Outpatient OOJ - 33106

Physical Therapist, Outpatient

An outpatient physical therapist treats patients in a clinic, hospital, or other facility, rather than in the patient's home. Outpatient physical therapy can help with a variety of conditions, including injuries, arthritis, and nerve problems.

Join a wonderful organization that values and invests in its employees!

Full-time, Monday thru Friday

Competitive compensation and strong benefits!

About the position:

Develops and administers physical therapy Plan of Care for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following illness, disease, or injury.

• Reviews and evaluates physician's referral and patient's medical records to determine physical therapy treatment required.
• Plans and prepares written plan of care based on evaluation of available patient data.
• Confers with physician and other health practitioners to obtain additional patient information, suggests revisions in treatment programs, and integrates physical therapy treatment with other aspects of patient care.
• Records patient treatment, response, and progress.
• Assists the Clinic Director in planning of physical therapy services, as needed.
• Performs tests, measurements, and evaluations, such as functional activities/ADLs, range of motion, manual muscle tests, gait analysis, and records and evaluates findings to aid in establishing or revising Plan of Care;
• Provides evaluation and administers a variety of treatments to the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary and integumentary systems.
• Evaluates effects of treatments at various intensities and durations and adjusts treatment to achieve maximum benefit.
• Instructs, motivates, and assists patients in exercises, such as isometric and progressive-resistive and in functional activities, such as gait training, transfer training; Utilizes weights, exercise machines, mats steps, inclined surfaces, assistive and supportive devices such as walkers, canes, crutches, parallel bars, orthoses, and prostheses.
• Consults with physician in the advent of adverse reactions.
• Maintains documentation consistent with third party reimbursement.
• Attends and participates in scheduled in-service training, educational classes and meetings to maintain current credentials as applicable and as managed by regulatory agencies and company policies.
• Participates in QAA program
• Provides input to the Clinical Director on performance appraisals for Physical Therapist Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides
• Delegates and supervises appropriate clinical responsibilities according to their State practice act.

Licensed Physical Therapist, or recent DPT graduate

Why is This a Great Opportunity

• Opportunity to earn high compensation with performance based incentives
• Company is invested in helping its employees grow professionally
• Leadership/entrepreneurship programs offered and encouraged
• 250 rehab locations throughout eastern and midwest US
• Option to transfer to another clinic if relocating to another geographical area