Overview
Join our care team as a Doctor of Physical Therapy (PT), helping patients build strength, restore movement, and progress toward meaningful daily goals. You’ll assess patient needs, develop individualized care plans, and deliver physiotherapy across appropriate care settings. Your impact: Thoughtful treatment and discharge planning help patients and their care teams make informed decisions and support a safer transition to the next stage of care.
Duties
- Evaluate mobility, function, and rehabilitation needs; apply anatomy and physiology knowledge to guide care.
- Develop and adjust treatment plans for patient care, including appropriate therapeutic techniques such as trigger point therapy.
- Document evaluations, progress, and discharge plans in line with clinical documentation standards using electronic health records (EHR) or other electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
- Communicate clearly with patients and clients, and collaborate with healthcare professionals on coordinated care.
- Support patient rehabilitation in settings such as hospitals, inpatient and acute care, outpatient clinics, outpatient rehabilitation centers, and home and community care.
Requirements
- Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and authorization to practice in a physical therapy role, as applicable to the position and location.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, physical therapy documentation, and clinical documentation standards.
- Relevant patient care experience; acute care, hospital, inpatient, clinic, outpatient, or home health experience is valuable.
- Experience with care plans, treatment plan development, EHR management, and discharge planning is beneficial.
- Experience with geriatric patients or in geriatrics, pediatrics, neurology, or orthopedics is welcome.