Physical Therapist

Job Description

General Description:

• Under minimal direction, perform various therapeutic physical therapy treatments according to the direction of a physician.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Interprets physician order, evaluates patient and formulates a treatment plan to reach long and short term goals.
• Interprets the patient’s response to treatment and modifies plan to fit the current needs of the patient.
• Involved in the discharge planning of patients; writes and instructs patients in a home program.
• Documents treatment results and patient’s response to treatment in the medical records.
• Depending on amount of clinical experience may supervise and assists students during their clinical rotations.
• Maintains and cleans equipment used by the department.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, practices, techniques, equipment and procedures used in physical therapy.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology sufficient to evaluate and treat patients.
• Knowledge of equipment and the ability to adjust equipment to suite patient’s needs.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff and excellent communication skills in guiding patients to assume responsibility for their treatment and development.
• Knowledge of computers.