Doctor of Physical Therapy

HealthActions seeks a caring DPT to help render excellent care to our patients! If you are passionate about helping people feel better, move better and live better, this full-time job offers you some great opportunities.

You will:

• Join an organization committed to delivering exceptional care in holistic approaches, whether you are experienced or a recent graduate.
• Enhance your skills through extensive initial hands-on paid training as well as ongoing mentoring in diverse assessment treatment methods.
• Earn a salary that is higher than the industry average, comprehensive benefits, including more PTO and paid holidays than our competitors offer.
• Showcase your potential to grow along with our organization, possibly into lead or management roles.
• Become part of a team of life-long learners committed to servant leadership and treating our patients like family.

We are looking for Physical Therapists who are servant leaders and passionate about the profession. Therapists of all experience levels will be considered, and new graduates are encouraged to apply.

We have opportunities for Physical Therapists at 11 locations across Alabama, so feel free to share this information on your network. Available positions include Managerial opportunities at several locations with specific training to ensure success!!

Essential Functions

• Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages; initiating traction; applying physical agents; utilizing hydrotherapy tanks and whirlpool baths, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines; directing treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.
• Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Develops physical therapy staff by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programs.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Clinical Skills
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Quality Focus
• Communication skills
• Health Promotion
• Persistence
• Energetic
• Flexibility
• Teamwork Orientation
• Time Management

Supervisory Responsibility

This position requires careful monitoring of clinic assistants and aides to ensure treatment quality is maintained as per the Plan of Care designed.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The position walks, sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves continually during working hours. The position is subject to lifting objects weighing over 50 pounds, pushing wheel chairs, and transporting and supporting residents. The employee must be constantly alert for patient safety.

Expected Hours of Work

Expected work a minimum of hours a 40 hours per week.

Typically Monday through Thursday 7:50 to 5:00 and Friday 6:50 to 1:30 pm.

These times may vary depending upon patient schedule.

Required Education and Experience

• Doctorate Physical Therapist Degree
• Current Physical Therapist License
• Yearly maintenance of required CEU’s

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice, in compliance with policy and procedure updates.