Physical Therapist – Acute Care

LiveWell Homecare Agency; Grovetown (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveWell Homecare Agency is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to assess and treat patients, develop rehab plans, and coordinate care across settings.

You will document evaluations, communicate with physicians and families, maintain infection control, and participate in ongoing professional development to ensure high-quality patient care conforming to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Effective communication with patients and families
• Customer service focused approach
• Teamwork within rehabilitation teams
• Basic computer skills for documentation

Responsibilities

• Implements treatment plans and educates patients/families
• Collaborates with physicians to evaluate and adjust programs
• Documents evaluations, sessions, and discharge details per guidelines
• Maintains ethical standards, confidentiality, and infection prevention
• Demonstrates professionalism and teamwork in patient care
• Engages in ongoing education and complies with mandatory requirements

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Education

Doctorate in Physical Therapy

Georgia State Licensure

BLS Certification

Job description

Role: The physical therapist assesses, plans, and participates in rehabilitative programs to improve patient mobility, reduce pain, increase strength, and prevent deformity. Services are delivered across the continuum in a cost-effective, quality-focused, and customer-oriented manner, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Core Responsibilities:

• Treatment Planning and Care: Implements treatment plans, selects appropriate activities, revises goals with patient/family input, provides education, discharge instructions, and referrals.
• Patient Assessment: Collaborates with physicians to establish and evaluate treatment programs, goals, and discharge plans, considering patient and family input.
• Documentation: Documents evaluations, treatment sessions, family education, and discharge details per departmental guidelines.
• General Requirements: Maintains ethical standards, confidentiality, punctuality, effective communication, teamwork, and safety protocols, including infection prevention.
• Customer Service: Demonstrates professionalism, respects patients and colleagues, fosters teamwork, and applies service recovery principles.
• Professional Development: Engages in ongoing education, completes competencies, participates in orientation, and complies with policies and mandatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
• Licensing as a Physical Therapist and Georgia State Licensure.
• Certifications including BLS or equivalent.
• Effective communication, customer service focus, teamwork, and basic computer skills.