Physical Therapist (PT)

Sterling Therapy Providers•Lancaster, OH

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist organizes and conducts facility physical therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation. The role directs residents’ participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance; helps residents learn skills and functions essential to independence and productivity; and directs activities that promote and maintain health. The Physical Therapist evaluates residents, develops treatment goals and plans, delivers therapy, and documents services. The position also coordinates care with the rehabilitation team, supervises supportive personnel, contributes to staff training and resident care meetings, and helps maintain a safe and well-equipped treatment environment. The role serves residents and their families in a caring and compassionate manner that recognizes individual needs and rights.

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 record keeping.
Apply therapeutic techniques involving 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 in their use, including orthotics and prosthetics.
Select physical agent modalities suited to residents’ needs, physical capacity, mobility activities, and diagnoses.
Consult with rehabilitation team members to select appropriate therapeutic regimens consistent with each resident’s 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 individual residents’ needs.
Promote a safe environment and ensure fire and safety hazards are eliminated.
Attend and contribute to resident care and staffing conferences and other 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 assigned tasks, including situations requiring hands-on intervention or participation.