Physical Therapist PT

Sterling Therapy Providers; Darby (Delaware County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Overtime Available

Full Time/ Part Time and Per Diem

Job summary

Sterling Therapy Providers is seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) to organize and conduct rehabilitation programs, guiding residents to restore and promote independence while ensuring compassionate, high-quality care.

The PT collaborates with the rehab team to plan, document progress, and adjust treatment; provides education, supervises staff, and contributes to safety, conferences, and resident care planning.

Qualifications

• Good organizational skills and time management required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Licensed and/or eligible for licensure as required by the State.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates residents and develops treatment goals, implements the PT plan and documents progress.
• Designs and trains residents in adaptive devices and prosthetics use.
• Selects physical agent modalities suitable for mobility and endurance needs.
• Collaborates with rehab team to choose appropriate regimens.
• Instructs residents in mobility skills and assesses progress and motivation.
• Adapts plans to individual resident needs.
• Maintains safety and enforces fire and safety standards.
• Participates in care conferences and related meetings.
• Supervises support staff per state and professional standards.
• Conducts training for staff on PT techniques and goals.
• Orders supplies and maintains equipment.
• Ensures equipment is clean and reports repairs.
• Strives to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to residents.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal and written comms

Licensed/eligible licensure

Education

Graduate physical therapy curriculum

Job description

Physical Therapist (PT)

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401K
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Overtime Available
• Full Time/ Part Time and Per Diem

POSITION SUMMARY

The Physical Therapist organizes and conducts physical therapy programs for the facility to facilitate rehabilitation. He/she directs client participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. In addition, the Physical Therapist facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for promoting independence and productivity, in order to diminish or correct pathology. He/she directs activities to promote and maintain health.

RESPONSIBLITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

• 1 Evaluates residents, develops appropriate treatment goals, and methods, implements the physical therapy treatment plan, and completes all related documentation and record keeping regarding these services; services include application of therapeutic techniques in areas such as gait, ambulation, muscle strength, coordination, endurance, mobility, posture control, sensory awareness, sitting and standing skills, balance and orientation;
• 2 Designs and fits adaptive devices, and trains residents in the use of adaptive devices including orthotics and prosthetics;
• 3 Selects physical agent modalities suited to the individual’s needs, physical capacity, mobility activities and diagnosis;
• 4 Consults with other members of the rehabilitation team to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the needs and capabilities of each resident;
• 5 Instructs resident in the skills and techniques required for participation in mobility activities, and evaluates client progress, attitudes, and behavior as related to rehabilitative potential;
• 6 Adapts program according to the needs of individual resident;
• 7 Promotes a safe environment and enforces the elimination of fire and safety hazards;
• 8 Attends and contributes to resident care, staffing conferences and other related meetings;
• 9 Supervises supportive personnel in accordance with state and professional standards;
• 10 Conducts training programs and participates in training medical, nursing and other personnel in physical therapy techniques and objectives;
• 11 Orders supplies and equipment as necessary;
• 12 Cleans, maintains, identifies, and reports the need for repair of equipment as necessary;
• 13 Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere that recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights.

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Graduate of a physical therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association and certified by the American Physical Therapy Association under its requirements.

JOB SKILLS

• 1 Good organizational skills and time management skills.
• 2 Good verbal and written communication skills.
• 3 Licensed and/or eligible for licensure as required per the State.

PERFORMS RELATED DUTIES

• 1 Interacts with residents, families, visitors and employees.
• 2 Carries out other tasks as requested in situations where hands-on intervention/participation may be required.