Hourly Physical Therapist- FT

Kr Management Group; The Villages (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kr Management Group seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to deliver high-quality patient care in accordance with Florida law and APTA guidelines. You will evaluate, diagnose and treat patients, design care plans, and supervise PT assistants as needed.

The role spans inpatient and outpatient settings, with emphasis on accurate documentation, family training and discharge planning. Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team is essential.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist in Florida with DPT or equivalent.
• Experience in inpatient and outpatient settings preferred.
• Strong clinical reasoning, problem-solving and treatment planning.
• Ability to supervise PT assistants and mentor interns/students.
• Accurate documentation of evaluations, plans of care and progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide PT services under supervision with advanced clinical skills.
• Evaluate patients, develop care plans and discharge planning.
• Treat patients and supervise PT assistants as indicated.
• Document assessments, plans, progress notes and discharge summaries.
• Engage in interdisciplinary rounds and care conferences.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Patient care

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Mentoring/teaching

Supervision of assistants

Education

DPT / Florida licensed

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Position SummaryTo provide physical therapy services in complies with laws and regulations applicable to this position. The Physical Therapist is to perform patient care tasks under minimal supervision with advanced skills in clinical reasoning, problem-solving and treatment interventions. Evaluate and treats patients, as well as provide direction and supervision of Physical Therapist Assistants as indicated within the Florida licensing Board and American Physical Therapy Association scope of practice.Essential Duties and Responsibilities1. Provides direct customer care that meets department and professional standards of practice, including patient evaluation and assessment, development of physical therapy care plan, patient treatment, family/caregiver training and discharge planning. May serve as a clinician in both the inpatient and outpatient settings2. Examines, evaluates, and tests customers with mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disability or other health and movement-related conditions. Determines diagnosis of the physical impairments or movement-related functional limitations, prognosis, plan of therapeutic intervention and frequency/duration of intervention3. Designs, implements, and modifies therapeutic interventions to alleviate movement-related impairments, functional limitations and disabilities. Selects and administers appropriate assessment and treatment techniques4. Evaluates for, recommends, applies and, as appropriate, prosthetic and supportive devices and equipment, and trains patients in their use5. Participates in clinical teaching, including the clinical instruction of physical therapy interns/students and other team members. Provides input regarding the educational needs of team members and serves as a resource in meeting those needs. Provides mentoring to others when appropriate and serves as a role model/resource/teacher/mentor to less experienced Physical Therapists6. Performs all necessary customer care documentation, including assessment, plan of care, progress notes, discharge summaries, and charges for evaluation and treatment. Documentation reflects customer status, progress or change, participation by customers and family in goal setting and delivery of care7. Discharges customer from treatment when appropriate with adequate discharge planning including equipment procurement and family training, and communicates this appropriately to Recovery Care Coordinator8. Schedules and maintains assigned customer caseload consistent with department productivity standards. Informs supervisor if problems arise related to the delivery of customer care or caseload volume. Ensures documentation and billing are timely, accurate and complete, including evaluations, re-certifications, progress notes and discharge summaries9. Initiates and participates in interdisciplinary care planning to meet the needs of each customer and family, including participation in rounds and customer care conferences, communicating with and teaching other care providers. May contact community agencies as necessary to provide continuity of service between Addintgon Place at Wellington Green and community10. Identifies needs for equipment repair or upgrade to maintain quality of care. Makes recommendations for selection and purchase of specific equipment and supplies.11. Attends and participates in in-service trainingCompetenciesAdvances customers as indicated throughout therapy stayEffectively communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers: customers, physicians, family members and team membersQuality and timely documentationQuality and timely evaluationsDemonstrate quality supervision of AssistantsMaintains productivity expectation