Physical Therapist (PT) - PRN/POOL (58656)

Simpson•London Grove Township, PA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

For more than 150 years, Simpson has met the changing needs and desires of Philadelphia area seniors from diverse backgrounds. Simpson is a not-for-profit family of services including Simpson House, Simpson Meadows, Jenner’s Pond, Simpson Gardens I & II, Simpson Midtown, and Simpson Home Care. The organization prides itself on loyal and long-term staff who provide residents with a lifestyle that includes on-campus conveniences, services, and amenities such as casual and fine dining venues, beauty salons, fitness centers, security, healthcare, and activity programs. Employees are inspired by a culture of Loving-Kindness and the company is committed to appreciating diverse backgrounds and talents. Simpson is seeking a Physical Therapist to join their dynamic team. This role involves assessing, planning, organizing, and administering rehabilitative programs to improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program with an MPT or DPT
At least 2 years' experience as a physical therapist
Current Physical Therapist Pennsylvania State License
Excellent verbal and written communication
Critical thinking
Time management
Judgment and decision making
Service orientation
Instructing
Active listening
Hearing: Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the phone.
Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the phone.
Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including visual examination of patient and reading information from printed sources and computer screens
Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients.
Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements.
Must be able to withstand prolonged or considerable walking, standing, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching.
Mandatory Influenza Vaccination (October-March) unless an approved medical or religious exemption is received.

Responsibilities

Performs and documents an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
Plans, prepares, or carries out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
Records prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enters information into computer.
Identifies and documents goals, anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation.
Administers manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Tests and measures patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
Confers with the patient, medical practitioners, or other appropriate parties to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
Reviews physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
Complies with professional, ethical, and legal standards.