Senior Living Physical Therapist

LHC Group, Inc.; Vernon; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is hiring a Physical Therapist to join their Senior Living team. The role involves evaluating patients, establishing treatment plans, and utilizing safe treatment techniques. The company values diversity and offers benefits that support physical and emotional wellbeing, emphasizing their commitment to helping people.

Benefits

Continuing education and tuition reimbursement

Independence and autonomy

Career growth possibilities

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist with CPR certification.
• Experience in patient evaluation and treatment planning.
• Ability to utilize safe treatment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and establish individualized treatment plans.
• Set short-term and long-term goals for patient care.
• Utilize safe treatment techniques and maintain equipment logs.

Skills

Patient Evaluation

Treatment Planning

Safe Treatment Techniques

Education

Current Physical Therapist licensure

Current CPR certification

Job description

Summary

We are hiring for Physical Therapist to join our team in Senior Living.

At LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust, fostering meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other, and the communities we serve. It truly is all about helping people.

As a Physical Therapist, you can expect:

• the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships
• continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
• independence and autonomy
• career growth possibilities

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients to determine rehab potential, identify needs, establish individualized treatment plans, and set goals for the team plan of care.
• Set initial short-term and long-term goals.
• Utilize equipment safely, maintain inspection, maintenance, and cleaning logs, and report broken or faulty equipment.
• Maintain equipment logs for outpatient clinic equipment.
• Follow the medical regimen developed for each patient and adhere to precautions (e.g., THR, TKR, cardiac, wound care).
• Utilize safe treatment techniques such as transfers, positioning, feeding, splinting, paraffin baths, cryotherapy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc.
• Complete discharge summaries on the final visit for each outpatient PT patient.

Education and Experience

• Current Physical Therapist licensure in the state of practice.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license, vehicle insurance, access to reliable transportation, or public transit.

Company Overview

LHC Group is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

We offer benefits supporting your physical and emotional wellbeing. Review our comprehensive benefits and perks: https://bit.ly/LHCGBenefits

Senior Living Facilities are part of the LHC Group family, the preferred post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians, and families nationwide. We deliver high-quality, cost-effective care to support patients where and when they need it, including home health, hospice, community-based services, and inpatient care. Our shared purpose is: It's all about helping people.