Physical Therapist l - Inpatient - Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte - FT

Essential Functions

• Provides direct therapy services to patients 7 days a week, including holidays.
• Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff.
• Captures and coordinates patient's schedule and treatment programs, and discharge planning.
• Supervises PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide as required for licensure.

Physical Requirements

• Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication.
• Vision (corrected) adequate for reading.
• Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties.
• Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day.
• Sometimes requires climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead.
• Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely.
• Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers.
• Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids.

Work Environment

• The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.