Physical Therapist

Description

**5,000 Sign on Bonus** + Bonus Potential 

Dynamic Outpatient Orthopedic Rehabilitation Clinic treating post-surgical and musculoskeletal conditions with an experienced team of PTs, PTAs and OT/Hand Therapists. Opportunity for new PTs to enhance their skills with experienced PTs and for seasoned PTs to mentor newer Therapists and/or serve as Clinical Instructors for PT Students in rotation. Collaborative approach with ease of access for coordination with referring clinical staff .Close proximity to our OrthoTexas Rehab clinic for referrals to Aquatic Therapy in large therapeutic pool .Robust compensation package.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Assesses patients and develops treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and other clinicians.
• Compile rehabilitation strategies to involve specific exercises to stretch and strengthen muscles as well as to improve posture, balance and endurance.
• Document progress, re-evaluate physical findings and modify treatment strategies as appropriate.
• Work as a team with a variety of other professionals, including physicians to set a goal of reaching maximal patient functional independence.
• Assists in restoring, maintaining, and promoting overall fitness and health.
• Tests and measures patients’ strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function.
• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient’s chart.
• Identify and document goals, anticipated progress, and plans for re-evaluation.
• Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Test and measure patient’s strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
• May use electrical stimulation, hot packs, cold compresses, ultrasound, and other PT interventions to relieve pain and reduce swelling.
• Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
• Teaches patients how to use assistive and adaptive devices such as crutches, prostheses, and wheelchairs.
• Provide educational information about physical therapy or physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics, or ways to promote health.
• Evaluate, fit or adjust prosthetic or orthotic devices or recommend modification to orthotist.
• Supervise tech or physical therapy assistants that may be assisting.
• May be required to attend monthly/annual staff or facility meetings.
• It is an essential function of this job to be kind, respectful and thoughtful to others while you are performing the duties that make up this job. 

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in physical therapy from accredited program; successful completion of clinical internship. Master's degree in physical therapy preferred.  

Experience: New Grads and Experienced welcome.

Other Requirements: Current state physical therapist license. Current CPR certificate. Any required CEU’s for license renewal.