What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at Healthtalentpro?
Essential Job Duties
- Conduct Physical Therapy assessments in our facility and in the home to define the Physical Therapy care needs, preferences, and goals of the participants
- Actively participate in IDT meetings to develop participant care plans
- Deliver and document Physical Therapy interventions in accordance with physician orders and/or as agreed upon in the participants’ care plans
- Provide active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, and functional training of ADLs; treatments such as massage, heat, sound, water light or electricity
- Supervise the Therapy Assistants, including providing training, instruction and guidance needed to implement Functional Maintenance Programs (FMP)
- Providing training and instructions to staff, participants, and caregivers/families in the use and care of therapeutic equipment
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy plus five (5) years of Physical Therapy experience
- Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy or Doctorate in Physical Therapy preferred
- Valid California Physical Therapy License, or proof of License eligibility
- Two (2) years of Physical Therapy experience in a clinical setting with a frail or elderly population preferred
- The qualifying physical therapy degree earned outside of the US must be evaluated to the US equivalent to a degree in physical therapy
- Possess and maintains current CPR certification preferred
