Physical Therapist Job Description
Physical therapist
provides quality customer service Must possess knowledge of normal human growth and development over the lifespan Must be able to read, understand, analyze, and interpret medical record documents.
Physical Therapist Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective physical therapist job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included physical therapist job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Supervising the activities of physical therapy assistants
Evaluating a Resident's condition and developing an appropriate rehabilitation plan
Helping Residents improve their mobility
Helping Residents through their tasks and monitoring their performance
Telling Residents what they should anticipate in different stages of their recovery and how to handle each situation
Maintaining Resident confidence and protecting facility operations by keeping information confidential
Supervise the activities of physical therapy assistants
Evaluate a Resident's condition and develop an appropriate rehabilitation plan
Help Residents to improve their mobility
Relieve Resident's pain using exercises, hands-on therapy, stretching, and physical therapy devices
Physical Therapist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Physical Therapist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, AED, CEU, UNMATCHED, BCLS, AHA
Education for Physical Therapist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the physical therapist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy, Education, Science, Graduate, School of Physical Therapy, Therapy, Athletic, Department of Education, Exercise Science, Health Science
Skills for Physical Therapist
Desired skills for physical therapist include:
Rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury
Indications and contraindications
Older adult rehabilitation
Governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings
Durable medical equipment
Normal human growth and development over the lifespan
Regulations
Proper technique to handle exposure to hazardous material
Proper procedures for handling exposure to communicable diseases and blood borne
Medicare/Medical and insurance standards to ensure
Desired experience for physical therapist includes:
Teach Residents how to use physical therapy equipment
Help Residents through their tasks and monitor their performance
Tell Residents what they should anticipate in different stages of their recovery and how to handle each situation
Maintains Resident confidence and protects facility operations by keeping information confidential
Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements
Evaluating a child's condition and developing an appropriate rehabilitation plan
Physical Therapist Examples
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Physical Therapist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of physical therapist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for physical therapist
- Planning for, evaluating, and modifying care to meet goals of Physical Therapy Interventions
- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, and handling of materials
- Evaluating and treating preschool age children in their home with disabilities
- Participate in educationally related activities
- Assist with strengthening and toning
- Help students finish obstacle courses
- Assist with motor-planning
- Assist students within the academic environment
- Recommend adaptive equipment
- Provide best quality care to students
Qualifications for physical therapist
- Experience as a Physical Therapist
- Assist patients in the home
- Provide support during recovery period
- Prior experience in Home Care or Geriatrics
- NJ Physical Therapy License
- Must be willing to work flexible shifts, including weekends
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a physical therapist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for physical therapist
- Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit
- Administers manual exercises, massage and/or traction to help relieve pain, increase the patient's strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling
- Confers with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program
- Reviews physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required
- Enters prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart
- Obtains patients' informed consent to proposed interventions
- Discharges patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals
- Tests and measures patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and record data
- Identifies and documents goals, anticipated progress and plans for reevaluation
- Provides information to the patient about the proposed intervention, its material risks and expected benefits and any reasonable alternatives
Qualifications for physical therapist
- Informs the patient when diagnosis reveals findings outside their scope and refer to an appropriate practitioner
- Administers treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps and ultrasound machines
- Evaluates, fits, and adjusts prosthetic and orthotic devices and recommends modification to orthotics
- Performs comprehensive evaluations, develops and appropriately progresses individualized treatment plans
- Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services, and design of program delivery
- Diversicare Award of Excellence - 2016
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a physical therapist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for physical therapist
- Conduct screenings of patients at regular intervals to determine need for intervention and treatment
- Develop appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the patient in his/her own environment
- Conduct patients' screenings regularly to determine need for intervention and treatment
- Coordinate treatment plan with the patient, family and other team members
- Develop appropriate home or community programming to support the patient's continued recovery in his or her own environment
- Supervises PT Asst and Rehab Aides
- Evaluate and treat patients with diseases, injuries, disorders and disabilities, to relieve pain, develop or restore function and enhance maximum performance
- Conducts screenings of patients at regular intervals to determine need for intervention and treatment * Coordinates treatment plan with patient, family and other team members
- Implements and updates therapeutic plan of care and treatment based on patient needs throughout patient’s course of care
- Completes all required documentation, in an accurate and thorough manner, of Physical Therapy treatment in accordance with FHS documentation standard
Qualifications for physical therapist
- A Physical Therapy license within the state
- One year of PT experience or the equivalent
- Minimum three years of experience in a clinical setting preferred
- New Grads welcome and encouraged to apply – great Mentorship opportunity awaits you!
- Excellent outpatient orthopedic experience, plus a willingness to learn
- Must be comfortable treating a caseload consisting of post-operative, sports med, and spine conditions
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Our growing company is looking for a physical therapist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for physical therapist
- Assigns and supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant according to the guidelines of the State Board of Physical Therapy
- Establishes the plan of care in collaboration with the physician, patient and UM professional in accordance with the physician orders and patient needs and follows the admission process
- Evaluates, plans and treats patients in an effective physical therapy program utilizing diagnostic, muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability testing within the standards of Physical Therapy Practice
- Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal satisfaction
- Completes all required paperwork following departmental practice, policies and procedures to ensure that documentation reflects care provided and the outcomes achieved as evidenced in the clinical record
- Maintains and enhances personal knowledge promoting professional standards in physical therapy
- Follows the Hospital Exposure Control/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens plans
- Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a team inter- and intradepartmentally to facilitate the department's ability to meet its goals and objectives
- Completing an initial evaluation on the patient's first visit
- Developing an individualized treatment program designed, in conjunction with the physician's prescription, to meet the patient's specific rehabilitative needs
Qualifications for physical therapist
- Knowledge of physical therapy machine operation, maintenance and repairs of same
- Degree in Physical Therapy required
- Master's or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy, preferred
- Current Colorado state licensure as a Physical Therapist
- Lymphedema certification a plus
- Current State License as an Physical Therapist
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a physical therapist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for physical therapist
- Functions as a resource for and provide employees with approved in-service/cross-training on physical therapy knowledge and skill areas
- Specifies which definitive therapy assessment procedures are indicated
- Conducts definitive therapy testing and interprets patient data
- Performs treatment design planning and modification
- Designs and documents therapy plan of care
- Modifies therapy goal or plan if necessary
- Evaluates and implements treatments
- Utilizes all appropriate equipment per department protocols and standards
- Utilizes knowledge and skills required to perform process involved in the delivery of age-appropriate patient care
- Communicates effectively with patients and caregivers
Qualifications for physical therapist
- Prior experience as a Physical Therapist is preferred
- Current Physical Therapy licensure in the state of Kansas
- Demonstrated knowledge of growth and development over an individual's life span
- Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy
- Current license to practice Physical Therapy issued by the State, if required by state law
- Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) is entry-level