What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at Well Care Home Health of the Lowcountry, Inc.?
Works under supervision of Clinical Manager. Provides individualized patient care to patients of all developmental stages, from 18-72 years and 72 years, according to established policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Primary Job Duties:
- Assesses, interprets, plans, implements, and evaluates patients with appropriate level of skill given patient's age and diagnosis.
- Assists with program development, discipline specific operations efficiently and productively.
- Communicates and documents information according to agency policies and procedures and discipline-specific guidelines.
- Contributes to program effectiveness.
- Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently.
- Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance agency performance.
- Demonstrates daily commitment to agency values.
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with agency members.
- Maintains and promotes customer satisfaction.
- Demonstrates mission, vision, and values of the Agency daily.
Job Specifications:
- Education: Graduate of Physical Therapy program from accredited university.
- Licensure/Certifications: Licensure in state providing therapy (NC/SC); CPR certification.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year.
- Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Knowledge of home health and physical therapy procedures, ability to manipulate patient care and evaluation equipment.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to deal with public, co-workers, patients, families, and physicians in professional and positive manner.
- Essential Physical Requirements: Significant locomotion, frequent lifting over 50#, transferring patients over 100#, repeated reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
- Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to apply physical therapy clinical principles and use professional reasoning to develop treatment programs.
- Essential Sensory Requirements: Ability to see and communicate clearly.
- Hours of Work: 40 hour work weeks, variable Monday-Friday, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Population Served: Adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics.
- Valid North Carolina driver's license and operational vehicle required.
