Physical Therapist

UPMC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC's Pine Center - Wexford satellite office is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to assess patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and implement therapies to improve function and mobility. You will collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, supervise assistants, and ensure documentation, discharge planning, and patient education are completed accurately.

The position runs Monday through Friday, with a focus on delivering high-quality care and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist in the state of KY.
• Experience across pediatric to geriatric patient populations.
• Ability to develop and adjust plans of care based on assessments.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Document progress and discharge summaries per standards.
• Communicate patient status to physicians and health team.
• Supervise physical therapist assistants and coordinate care.
• Provide patient and family education and home exercise programs.
• Maintain licensure and participate in continuing education.
• Schedule patients to meet productivity standards.

Skills

Patient assessment

Treatment planning

Communication

Clinical supervision

Job description

Join our team as a Full-Time Physical Therapist!

This position will work at our Pine Center - Wexford satellite office, Monday - Friday.

The Staff Physical Therapist reviews patient charts, performs initial assessments, develops treatment plans, administers physical therapy treatments and modalities, monitors progress and documents treatments performed with patients (including discharge planning and patient education) in order to increase overall functioning, reduce discomfort, increase or maintain flexibility and range of motion/strength, and achieve other medical and therapeutic goals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Communicates patient's status to the referring physician and other health care team members.
• May serves as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students as well as residents and fellows in a specialty area of physical therapy.
• Maintains professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registation renewal.
• Performs physical therapy assessment, reassessment and treatment and supervises physical therapist assistants in the treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic.
• Develops plan of care including goals and treatment plan in accordance with physician referral, nature of injury/illness and results of physical therapy assessment.
• Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient's response to treatment and/or changes in patient's status.
• Works PTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.
• Rotates through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs.
• Maintains written documentation for all physical therapy services rendered including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards.
• Co-signs physical therapist assistant documentation biweekly.
• Completes necessary charge and statistical information to accurately reflect the service rendered to the patient.
• Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or family members when applicable.
• Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.