Identify patient needs and formulate realistic and appropriate individualized short and long-term treatment goals, in collaboration with the patient.3.Regularly assesses or re-evaluates patient’s progress and therapy program and makes changes in the plan of care in accordance with guidelines.4.Demonstrates proper and efficient use of department equipment and machines, administers safe and effective modality treatments, and administers and delegates manual therapy procedures appropriately and correctly including massage, soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization, and myofascial release.5.Instructs patients in proper and safe transfer and gait training techniques including the use of wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, canes. Assesses need for and instructs patients in appropriate use of braces and prosthetic/orthotic devices.6.Prepares written documentation in patient charts in accordance with department policy (evals, re-evals, d/c summaries, progress notes, daily notes with charges, prescriptions, and patient status reports).7.Instruct patient and family members in home exercise programs and discharge planning as appropriate.8.Consistently demonstrates a complete knowledge of body mechanics to avoid injury to self or patients.9.Regularly provides supervision and direction for physical therapy assistants and rehab technicians.