Physical Therapist, Casual (UPMC Northwest)

UPMC; Seneca (PA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Staff Physical Therapist to review patient charts, perform initial assessments, develop treatment plans, administer physical therapy treatments, and monitor progress to improve functional outcomes. The role includes discharge planning and patient education within a collaborative healthcare team.

The therapist will communicate with physicians and care teams, supervise PTAs, and ensure compliant documentation and productive scheduling while maintaining high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Active license in the practicing state required.
• CPR/BLS certification required per AHA standards within 30 days of hire.
• Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
• Strong customer service skills and ability to provide patient education.

Responsibilities

• Communicates patient's status to the referring physician and other health care team members.
• Develops plan of care and goals; administers physical therapy treatments.
• Supervises physical therapist assistants in pediatric to geriatric patient care and adjusts plans.
• Documents initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summaries per department standards.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Job description

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.

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/registration 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.

• Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

• Must possess knowledge and skills required to provide quality customer service.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Active license in practicing state required. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Physical Therapist (PT)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran