Physical Therapist

About the role

Encore Parkside has a great opportunity for a licensed Physical Therapist to join our amazing team. The Physical Therapist assesses needs, develops, and delivers physical therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation, makes referrals to other disciplines, implements individualized therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, and instructs, educates, and trains patients and caregivers to promote independence, productivity, and health.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards.
• Deliver rehab services efficiently, adhering to established plans of care, department and patient schedules, and ensuring timely documentation.
• Attend and contribute to patient‑care, staffing conferences, and other related meetings.
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to address comprehensive patient needs.
• Consult with the rehabilitation team to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen for each patient.
• Adapt programs and plans of care according to individual patient needs.
• Promote a safe environment and enforce elimination of fire and safety hazards.
• Order, clean, maintain, and report repair needs for supplies and equipment.
• Provide the highest quality of service to patients and families in a caring, compassionate atmosphere.
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients—including history, systems review, appropriate tests, diagnosis, and identification of precautions/contraindications—to establish a plan of care.
• Develop treatment goals and methods in collaboration with patients and caregivers, implement the plan, and complete all related documentation.
• Deliver therapeutic techniques such as therapeutic exercise (aerobic conditioning, balance, coordination, agility, body mechanics, postural stabilization, flexibility, gait training, neuromotor development, relaxation, strength, power, endurance), functional training, manual therapy, airway‑clearance techniques, integumentary repair and protection, and use of electro‑therapeutic, physical‑agent, and mechanical modalities.
• Design, fabricate, fit, and apply adaptive devices, and train patients in their use, including orthotics and prosthetics.
• Select activities suited to each individual’s physical and mental capacity, intelligence level, and interests.
• Instruct patients in mobility skills, evaluate progress, attitudes, and behavior, and perform routine re‑examinations to modify or progress the treatment plan.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist (PT) program.
• Current Delaware state licensure.
• CPR certified.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Results‑oriented with strong critical‑thinking and problem‑solving abilities.
• Proficient with therapy documentation (NetHealth).
• Must pass a medical and physical examination based on job qualifications, requirements, and duties.