PT Ortho - Outpatient - Spaulding

About the role

Provide physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, or disabilities resulting from injury, disease or other causes. Practice in collaboration with other members of interdisciplinary team. Educate patients, families and others. Direct and supervise support personnel. Manage technical, environmental, and financial resources effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate physical therapy needs according to organizational and professional guidelines.
• Develop and revise treatment plans based on patient progress towards stated goals.
• Document therapy sessions and patient progress in accordance with facility and practice guidelines.
• Orient, train, and mentor therapy and health care students to achieve performance expectations.
• Identify and act on performance improvement opportunities to implement best practices.
• Complete a minimum of 10 initiatives from the clinical ladder application.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Physical Therapy required.
• No experience in lieu of a degree accepted.
• [State License] - required.
• A minimum of 10 years experience for Advanced Clinical Specialist position.

Qualifications

• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the English language.
• Basic skills in math and computer science.
• Knowledge of physical therapy evaluation and treatment techniques to manage the rehabilitation population.
• Problem-solving skills for physical therapy evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning and execution.
• Teaching abilities, both to patients and other staff.
• Computer proficiency required, with ability to learn new software.
• Maintain a variable work schedule depending on hospital/program needs.
• Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills, working with diverse populations.
• Ability to work independently, be self-directed, and contribute as a member of a team.
• Initiative to anticipate challenges and develop strategies to address them.
• Attention to detail.

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the English language.
• Basic skills in math and computer science.
• Appropriate knowledge of physical therapy evaluation and treatment techniques to manage the rehabilitation population.
• Effective problem solving skills for physical therapy evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning and execution taking into consideration patient’s age, psychosocial, cultural and religious background.
• Basic skills in teaching other and self-assessment of learning needs, strengths, and professional goals.
• Safely execute all job responsibilities without risking injury to self or patients.
• Assess and interact with patients and families using the theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
• Computer proficiency required. Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

Pay

$50.29 - $80.89/Hourly

Schedule

Day (United States of America)