Physical Therapist (PT) - Outpatient

Aurora Health Care; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Health Care in Sheboygan, Wisconsin seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to evaluate patients and develop individualized plans of care to meet functional goals. You will monitor outcomes, document progress, and collaborate with physicians and the care team to optimize patient outcomes.

The role includes discharge planning, home program instruction, and ensuring billing and scheduling compliance while maintaining productivity standards.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited school.
• Licensed Physical Therapist in the state where you work.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (AHA) within 90 days unless exempted by department policy.

Responsibilities

• Interprets referrals and conducts musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and/or integumentary evaluations.
• Establishes a plan of care and implements treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals.
• Monitors outcomes and adjusts treatment plans; provides status updates to physicians and teammates.
• Completes discharge planning with home programs, family teaching, and referrals for community services.
• Documents all patient care and progress per policy; handles billing, scheduling, and productivity standards.
• Assists with coordinating care, collaborates with stakeholders to optimize patient outcomes.
• May supervise PT assistants, rehab aides, or students; delegates tasks with supervision.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and maintains patient safety and infection control measures.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Patient care knowledge

Education

Doctorate in Physical Therapy

PT license

Job description

Interprets physician referrals, as appropriate, and completes musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and/or integumentary evaluations utilizing appropriate methods.

Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals and by utilizing appropriate techniques. Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately adjusts the individualized treatment plan based on the patient's response to treatment and provides status updates to physicians and other teammates. Identifies factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort and attends to these needs.

Plans for and completes patient discharge including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services, transition planning within the continuum of care and ordering equipment as indicated/appropriate. Communicates and collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to assist in achieving optimum care for the patient.

Completes all required documentation following department policy and accreditation standards with appropriate co- signatures, including patient evaluations, progress notes, team conference reports, and discharge summaries as appropriate. Record patient care and progress of each patient assigned. Completes daily statistics, billing, and scheduling. Applies insurance guidelines regarding authorization and number of visits. Responsible for maintaining site/department established productivity standards. Responsible for understanding and adhering to all billing and documentation policies, procedures, and timelines.

Responsible for cleaning up after patient treatment, putting away equipment, and keeping area neat and orderly. Performs various manual techniques, patient positioning, transferring and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique. Demonstrates skill in use of modalities, exercise equipment and other devices that are available in area worked per department orientation checklist. Demonstrates knowledge of indications and contraindications of modalities and exercise. Promotes patient safety by participating in safety initiatives as requested and appropriately follows all safety and infection control measures pertaining to the general working environment.

Participates in performance improvement activities designed to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes and to improve quality of care. Manages assigned caseload, informing site leadership of coverage needs and ability to cover; assists with coverage, based on department needs and regional needs

Pursues professional growth through participation in continuing education courses, department in-services, and reading professional literature. Orients new staff to clinical and department policies as requested. Participates in the evaluation process of co-workers by providing verbal or written feedback as requested.

May supervise physical therapy assistants following all applicable state and local compliance requirements. Includes delegating patients to assistive personnel while providing direction, recommendations regarding treatment and ongoing supervision while maintaining responsibility for patient plan of care and goals. May supervise physical therapy extenders (rehab aides/techs) in administering treatments to patients and will teach them appropriate techniques to perform with specific patients. May supervise physical therapy students after completing one year of clinical experience.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school or educational requirements commensurate with the date of graduation. Maintains continuing education requirements as mandated by applicable state professional standards.

Certification / Registration / License

Licensed Physical Therapist in the State upon which you work. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (obtained within 90 days unless department leader has determined is not required) by American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Experience

No experience required

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Intermediate computer skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organization skills
• Demonstrated organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Successfully completes all competency assessments/requirements pertaining to provision of patient care and consistent with site standards
• Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday

Must Be Able To:

• lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
• lift up to 10 lbs. from waist to overhead.
• lift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance
• push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present

Position Requires Repetitive Use Of Hands:

• Simple grasping - 5-15 lbs. - 20% of the workday.
• Pushing/pulling - up to 75-100 lbs. - 10% of the day
• Fine manipulation of hands during massage and joint mobilization
• Must have functional use of senses to allow for effective communication
• Exposed to electrical and chemical hazards as well as blood and body fluids; therefore, must have ability to wear protective clothing as needed
• Position may require travel; therefore, may be exposed to road and weather hazards
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

Certification / Registration / License

Experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.