Physical Therapist

About the role

Powerback Rehabilitation To You allows the Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat older adults in the most functional environment—their own home (private residence or independent-living room). The role provides outpatient rehabilitation services with a flexible schedule across various settings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure and professional standards.
• Adhere to department and patient treatment schedules, timely clinical and billing documentation, and work-related meetings.
• Attend and contribute to patient care, staffing conferences, and related meetings.
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to address comprehensive patient needs.
• Consult with rehabilitation team members to select appropriate therapeutic regimens based on patient needs and capabilities.
• Adapt programs and care plans to individual patient needs.
• Promote a safe environment and enforce elimination of fire and safety hazards.
• Order, clean, maintain, and report equipment needs and repairs.
• Prioritize patient service in a caring, compassionate atmosphere that recognizes individual needs and rights.
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients, including history, systems review, and application of tests and measures to establish diagnoses, impairments, and predicted improvement levels.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment goals and plans in collaboration with patients and caregivers, including documentation and record-keeping.
• Apply therapeutic techniques such as:
  • Therapeutic exercise (aerobic capacity, balance, coordination, agility, body mechanics, flexibility, gait, neuromotor development, relaxation, strength, power, and endurance).
  • Functional training.
  • Manual therapy.
  • Airway clearance techniques.
  • Integumentary repair and protection.
  • Use of electrotherapeutic, physical agent, and mechanical modalities.
• Provide health and wellness education, including chronic disease management and falls assessment/interventions.
• Design, fabricate, fit, and train patients in adaptive devices, including orthotics and prosthetics.
• Select activities suited to patients’ physical and mental capacities, intelligence, and interests.
• Instruct patients in mobility skills and evaluate progress, attitudes, and behavior related to rehabilitative potential.
• Perform routine reexaminations to modify or progress treatment plans.
• Incorporate health and wellness programming into treatment plans.
• Perform home and community mobility assessments and provide safety recommendations.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapy license in the state(s) of practice or proof of license eligibility.
• One of the following:
  • Master’s degree in Physical Therapy; or
  • Master’s degree in a Physical Therapy-related field plus a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy; or
  • Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy plus 5 years of progressively responsible PT experience.
• Foreign-earned Physical Therapy degrees must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. degree in Physical Therapy.
• Valid driver’s license or reliable, independent transportation to and from patients’ residences.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for Full-Time team members; Dental and Vision for Part-Time team members.
• Generous paid time off for Full-Time and Part-Time team members.
• Powerback Clinical Mentorship Program for new graduates, starting on day one.
• Free continuing education units (CEUs) through Medbridge.
• H-1B Visa and Green Card sponsorship, plus relocation assistance through the Journey Travel Program.
• Exclusive discounts on:
  • Wireless/TV services.
  • Home, Auto, and Renters Insurance.
  • Pet Insurance.
  • Childcare and Eldercare.
• PowerZone Employee Recognition Program for earning rewards.
• Clinicians in Action professional development program.

Pay

Posted salary range: USD $79,000.00 – USD $110,000.00 per year, plus a USD $5,000.00 bonus.