Pro Re Nata (PRN) Physical Therapist (PT) for Elkins, WV
ODYSSEY REHABILITATION•Elkins, WV
•Onsite
About The Position
The Physical Therapist organizes and conducts physical therapy programs to facilitate client rehabilitation. The role directs participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance; supports learning skills and functions that promote independence and productivity; and directs activities that promote and maintain health. The therapist evaluates clients, develops treatment goals and methods, implements treatment plans, and completes related documentation. The position also works with rehabilitation team members, supervises supportive personnel, contributes to client-care meetings, and prioritizes compassionate, high-quality service for residents and families.
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.
- Certified by the American Physical Therapy Association under its requirements.
- Able and willing to practice physical therapy in accordance with state guidelines.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate clients, develop appropriate treatment goals and methods, implement physical therapy treatment plans, and complete related documentation and record keeping.
- Provide therapeutic techniques addressing gait, ambulation, muscle strength, coordination, endurance, mobility, posture control, sensory awareness, sitting and standing skills, balance, and orientation.
- Design and fit adaptive devices, including orthotics and prosthetics, and train clients in their use.
- Select physical agent modalities suited to each client's needs, physical capacity, mobility activities, and diagnosis.
- Consult with rehabilitation team members to select an appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with each client's needs and capabilities.
- Instruct clients in skills and techniques required for mobility activities and evaluate their progress, attitudes, and behavior in relation to rehabilitative potential.
- Adapt programs to individual client needs.
- Promote a safe environment and enforce the elimination of fire and safety hazards.
- Attend and contribute to client-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 repair needs.
- Ensure residents and families receive high-quality service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere that recognizes individual needs and rights.
