Physical Therapist - - Outpatient Pelvic Health

Our greatest reward is helping patients return to the life they love. As a Physical Therapist, you will assess, plan, and implement personalized treatment programs designed to achieve the best possible outcomes. If you share this passion and enjoy collaborating within a multidisciplinary team while supervising support personnel, we invite you to explore this rewarding opportunity in a Temporary Outpatient Pelvic Health position.

Responsibilities

Evaluation and Treatment Implementation

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations of patients across all age groups—from neonates to geriatrics—using age- and disability-appropriate assessments to establish baselines and develop individualized treatment plans that promote functional improvement.
• Assess patient abilities and limitations including neuromuscular movement and stability, sensation, perception, muscle strength, range of motion, body mechanics, vocational and prevocational abilities (adults), and developmental milestones (pediatrics).
• Evaluate patients’ home and work environments and recommend necessary physical barrier modifications or ergonomic adaptations to support safety and function.

Treatment Delivery and Monitoring

• Administer therapy consistent with the treatment plan, employing suitable procedures, equipment, and techniques within the scope of physical therapy practice.
• Recommend, justify, and arrange for the delivery of therapeutic equipment as needed.
• Continuously re-evaluate patients, monitor progress, and adjust treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Make discharge recommendations when appropriate.
• Collaborate and co-treat with therapists and other healthcare professionals to provide integrated, multidisciplinary care.
• Facilitate the use of orthotic and prosthetic devices to enhance patient mobility and function.

Documentation and Communication

• Maintain clear, accurate, and timely documentation of patient care, including medical records and correspondence with physicians.
• Ensure that all information is concise, legible, and relevant to the patient’s plan of care, condition, treatment response, and functional outcomes.
• Tailor verbal and written communication to the age, educational level, and needs of patients, families, and other stakeholders, ensuring information is delivered clearly and appropriately.

Patient and Family Education

• Provide education to patients and families across all age groups to support recovery, self-care, health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.

Supervision

• Supervise the patient care activities of aides, assistants, attendants, and volunteers, ensuring high standards of care and support are maintained.

Qualifications

• Education: As required by licensure.
• Current Physical Therapist license for applicable state required or Physical Therapist Compact Privilege for applicable state required.
• BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association required.

Skills

• Able to render patient services and may supervise Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants (LPTAs), Therapy Aides, and students.
• Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development.
• Demonstrates competency, as appropriate to the ages of patients served, in the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs; knowledge of normal growth and development; and an understanding of the range of the treatment needed.
• Skilled in-home program development and family training.
• Knowledge in appropriate selection and use of DME (wheelchairs, walkers, etc.).
• Computer skills.

Pay

USD $48.69 - USD $69.65 /Hr.