Physical Therapist

About This Role

Assess patients' strengths and weaknesses, devise creative treatment plans, and provide positive encouragement to help them achieve healing, recovery, and functional independence within a high-energy, positive environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ strengths and weaknesses
• Devise creative and effective treatment plans
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Utilize training and skills to aid patients in healing, recovering, improving pain level/tolerance, and maximizing functional independence
• Examine patients using fundamental clinical knowledge
• Implement and execute treatment plans and plans of care daily
• Collect and record patient care data following service guidelines, regulatory agencies, and third-party payers
• Prepare for evaluations by obtaining patient history and researching diagnoses
• Select and administer tests and measures, synthesizing results for diagnosis, goals, prognosis, and plan of care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and support systems to establish and modify treatment plans
• Identify need for consultations or referrals to other healthcare professionals
• Initiate and complete discharge plans
• Provide education and training to patients and their support systems on ADLs/IADLs, therapeutic activities, rehabilitation equipment, and community reintegration
• Provide safe and effective musculoskeletal interventions including therapeutic exercise, joint mobilization, and modalities
• Provide data and note writing using Prompt EMR for all treatments
• Oversee support staff including PTAs, ATCs, and PT aides
• Attend annual JAG Billing and Coding seminar
• Promote JAG in the community through lectures and presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
• Licensed Physical Therapist in the state practicing in (NY)
• Completed state regulated CEU requirement in appropriate state (NY, NJ)
• Valid CPR License
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Strong clinical decision-making skills
• Excellent work ethic and dedication to patient success
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work as a team member and individually with minimal supervision
• Maintain a positive, professional demeanor at all times

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree required, Doctorate degree preferred

Nice to Have

• Doctorate degree
• Experience/knowledge with an EMR software

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits