Physical Therapist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review patients’ medical history and assess their condition and needs
• Evaluate patients' ability to do certain tasks
• Confer with physicians, patients and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of a patient's care team
• Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks that will help them meet those goals
• Guide patients to perform tasks to meet their goals
• Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks and relieve pain
• Evaluate a patient’s home or workplace and identify potential improvements based on their needs
• Educate a patient’s family about how to help care for and accommodate them
• Recommend and teach patients how to use adaptive equipment that will help them with daily living, such as wheelchairs and eating aids
• Assess patients' progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurance agencies

QUALIFICATIONS

• An active Indiana professional license for Occupational Therapy
• Compassionate and Patient
• Strong interpersonal skills, especially when it comes to delivering sensitive information to patients and/or families.
• Ability to think critically under pressure.
• Possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Be able to make independent decisions concerning above job duties.
• Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family member, visitors, government agencies/personnel, vendors, and the general public.
• Knowledgeable of admissions, nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.