Physical Therapist In House

About This Role

Provide physical therapy services to residents in a skilled nursing facility, adhering to established standards of practice and company procedures. Evaluate, plan, implement, and follow up on resident therapy programs to ensure the highest quality of care.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy services to residents in accordance with established standards of practice and procedures
• Adhere to Company procedures regarding documentation and billing of physical therapy services
• Demonstrate sound judgment in the evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow-up of resident therapy programs
• Conduct screening of residents at regular intervals to determine need for intervention/treatment
• Conduct timely screening of residents referred to physical therapy to determine need for intervention/treatment
• Evaluate residents to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation
• Conduct specialized evaluations as indicated
• Develop treatment plans by establishing short and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals
• Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plan and recommendations to residents, families/responsible parties, and interdisciplinary team members
• Complete compliant and medically necessary documentation from CMS expectations in NetHealth EMR systems

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
• Active Physical Therapy license in state(s) of practice

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits