Physical Therapist
Are you a Physical Therapist who is seasoned in your career? Or maybe you are a new graduate, just starting your journey?
Northern Light AR Gould in beautiful Presque Isle, Maine, has a spot for you!
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The physical therapist will adhere to the State of Maine Physical Therapist Practice Act as well as the Northern Light Health Standards of Care/Practice, policies, and procedures. They will act in accordance with the physical therapy core values and code of ethics as set forth by the American Physical Therapy Association. They will evaluate, assess, think critically, and implement specific treatment plans to limit physical disability, bodily malfunction, and pain from injury and/or disease. They will collaborate with the patient and family as well as the multidisciplinary team while using evidence-based practice to achieve optimal results and improvement. They are responsible for the supervision of physical therapy assistants and PT students.
Responsibilities:
- Plans, prepares, or carries out individually designed programs of treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- Performs and documents an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a therapy diagnosis prior to intervention while identifying and documenting goals, anticipated progress and plans for reevaluation.
- Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- Performs complete, accurate and timely documentation including billing within the electronic medical record.
- Maintains and exhibits a current knowledge of profession and participates in continuing education.
- Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
- Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
- Provides clinical supervision for support staff, students, and graduate PT/PTA.
- Attends appropriate team meetings and communicates/collaborates with other team members, individuals, family members or caregivers.
- Terminates treatment when maximal benefits have been attained as well as developing appropriate discharge plans.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Credentials
- Required Physical Therapist
Education
- Required bachelor's degree
Required Experience
- 0 year/years of Clinical Experience
Working Conditions
- Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.
- Potential exposure to hazardous materials.
- Potential exposure to noise levels being uncomfortable.
- Potential exposure to noxious odors.
- Lifting, moving and loading 30 to 50 pounds.
- Prolonged periods of standing.
- Prolonged periods of walking.
- Potential exposure to diseases or infections.
- Need to travel to perform responsible duties
- Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.
- Extend body and limbs to reach items.
- Prolonged periods of kneeling.
- Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds.
- Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
- Lifting, moving, and loading over 50 pounds.