Physical Therapist

About the role

Abbotsford Health Care Center is a skilled nursing home facility that takes pride in providing residents with an amazing experience. The center values its caregivers as the foundation of the organization, emphasizing respect, compassion, and dignity. We are currently recruiting for a Physical Therapist to join our team.

The purpose of this position is to evaluate, treat, document and/or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to perform activities of daily living at an independent level due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; develop restorative nursing programs related to improving residents' function in activities of daily living.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and document evaluations of referred residents in accordance with facility policies and procedures
• Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities
• Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents’ function
• Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities
• Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers
• Make recommendations to administration for adaptive equipment and preventative measures to prevent decline in residents’ function
• Observe infection control