Physical Therapist PT

Sterling Therapy Providers•Kearny, NJ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist organizes and conducts physical therapy programs at the facility to facilitate rehabilitation. The role directs residents’ participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, and facilitates learning of skills and functions that promote independence and productivity to diminish or correct pathology. The therapist also directs activities to promote and maintain health. The Physical Therapist evaluates residents, establishes treatment goals, implements individualized treatment plans, and completes related documentation. The position works with the rehabilitation team and other facility staff, supervises supportive personnel, maintains a safe environment, and helps ensure residents and families receive caring, high-quality service.

Requirements

Graduate of a physical therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association, and certified by the American Physical Therapy Association under its requirements.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as required by the state.
Good organizational and time-management skills.
Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Evaluate residents, develop treatment goals and methods, implement physical therapy treatment plans, and complete related documentation and records.
Apply therapeutic techniques related to gait, ambulation, muscle strength, coordination, endurance, mobility, posture control, sensory awareness, sitting and standing skills, balance, and orientation.
Design and fit adaptive devices, and train residents to use devices including orthotics and prosthetics.
Select physical agent modalities suited to each resident’s needs, physical capacity, mobility activities, and diagnosis.
Consult with rehabilitation team members to select appropriate therapeutic regimens consistent with residents’ needs and capabilities.
Instruct residents in skills and techniques for mobility activities, and evaluate their progress, attitudes, and behavior in relation to rehabilitative potential.
Adapt programs to the needs of individual residents.
Promote a safe environment and address fire and safety hazards.
Attend and contribute to resident care and staffing conferences and related meetings.
Supervise supportive personnel in accordance with state and professional standards.
Conduct training programs and participate in training medical, nursing, and other personnel in physical therapy techniques and objectives.
Order supplies and equipment as necessary.
Clean and maintain equipment, and identify and report equipment needing repair.
Ensure residents and families receive high-quality service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere that recognizes individual needs and rights.
Interact with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
Carry out other requested tasks when hands-on intervention or participation may be required.