Physical Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Physical Therapist (PT) | Corpus Christi, TX

Rehab Without Walls is launching a neuro-rehabilitation program in Corpus Christi, Texas. Join our growing team as a Physical Therapist (PT) and help redefine what's possible for adults recovering from brain injury, stroke (CVA), spinal cord injury (SCI), and other neurological conditions .

• Meaningful 1:1 treatment model with clients receiving 5–7 hours of therapy per week, per discipline
• Therapy delivered in home and community environments
• Flexibility to create your own schedule — no weekends or holidays
• Opportunity to apply and grow your neuro rehab expertise in adult populations
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team while maintaining clinical autonomy
• A different pace than traditional settings—focused on functional, real-world outcomes in daily living skills

Responsibilities

What you will do: Responsibilities listed include but not limited to:

• Perform evaluations and develop treatment plans
• Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences
• Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources
• Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members
• Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes

Qualifications

What you will need:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from a college or university with accredited Physical Therapy program 
• Current, unrestricted license as Physical Therapist by state in which practicing
• Current Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification in accordance state regulations
• A minimum of one year’s work experience as a physical therapist preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury 
• Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions 
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
• Duties require fine motor skills,visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods
• Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times
• A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on the specific location policy, local or state regulations to verify that he/she is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations