What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist - Acute Care position at Legacy Health?
Overview
Your greatest reward is seeing patients get back to the life they enjoy. As a Physical Therapist, you effectively assess, plan and implement specific treatment programs for individual patients to promote the best possible outcomes. If this is how you view your work, and if you enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary treatment team and supervising support personnel, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
This position is for an acute care hospital and covers all units including ED.
Responsibilities
Assesses, plans and implements comprehensive physical therapy treatment programs for individual patients. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary treatment team. Supervises the work of support personnel.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Skills:
Able to render patient services and may supervise Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants (LPTAs), Therapy Aides and students.
Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development.
Demonstrates competency, as appropriate to the ages of patients served, in the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patients needs; knowledge of normal growth and development; and an understanding of the range of the treatment needed.
Skilled in home program development and family training
Knowledge in appropriate selection and use of DME (wheelchairs, walkers, etc.)
Computer skills.
LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
Licensure
Licensure/Certification:
Current Physical Therapist license (PT) for applicable state required. CPR certification.
Pay Range
USD $46.81 - USD $66.94 /Hr.Salary : $47 - $67
