Physical Therapist

Tidelands Health•Myrtle Beach, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Physical Therapist Outpatient Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief Overview The Physical Therapist (PT) is responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualification, professional practices and ethical standards. The incumbent shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion.

Requirements

Doctoral Degree from an accredited therapy program and performed the required clinical internships satisfactorily
Ability to utilize therapy equipment an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures
Physical Therapist - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation licensed by the state of South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Required
Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Required

Responsibilities

Provides direct physical therapy to patients upon referral by a physician, or advanced practice provider
Demonstrates age specific competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population: Infant (Birth-1 year); Child (1 through 12 years); Adolescent (13 years through 17 years); Adult (18 years to 65 years); Geriatric (over 65 years)
Evaluates patients using special physical therapy tests and measurements such as muscle testing, functional ability, range of motion, and neurological testing
Develops physical therapy treatment plans
Administers physical therapy treatments designed to relieve pain, develop or restore function and maintain maximum performance using physical means such as, but not limited to, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and modalities
Documents appropriate patient treatment data, such as patient progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries
Instructs patients and their families in home program
Supervises and monitors patient's plan of care when carried out by a physical therapist assistant
Represents the department and exhibits effective communication with the interdisciplinary team
Assist in providing clinical supervision of physical therapist assistants, and students in their duties