Description
**Retention Bonus: $5000**
Who We Are:
At ProActive Work Health Services, we are committed to bringing back occupational medicine to its original core by customizing services and technology for cost-effective treatment and the highest quality patient care. We are seeking a highly motivated Physical Therapist to join our growing practice.
What We Need From You: We're looking for a compassionate, forward-thinking Licensed Physical Therapist who excels at assessing patients' strengths and weaknesses and devising creative but effective treatment plans to get injured workers back to work in a timely manner. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, personable, and able to work well in a fast paced environment. Candidate must be motivated, possess excellent communication skills, and work well with others. He/She will have the willingness and ambition to learn new skills and take on a variety of responsibilities.
Compensation: $114,000 - 118,500/yr.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure delivery of high quality patient care services
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Perform direct patient care, including evaluation of muscle, skeletal, neurological and other physical problems- .
Support and encourage multidisciplinary coordination of treatment- .
Ensure proper documentation of patient care- .
Implement effective communication with own and other departments' staff, with medical staff and patients to ensure coordinated efforts and provision of high quality service and optimal patient care- .
Plan, design, implement and interpret specific physical therapy treatment programs for patients to facilitate the patient's recovery and attainment of maximum physical potential- .
Educate patients in the proper care and use of supports and performance of exercise programs- .
Perform or delegate patient treatment to include modalities, therapeutic exercises, gait training and hydrotherapy- .
Follow appropriate documentation and reporting procedures- .
Work closely with the physician to ensure comprehensive delivery of services and quality patient care- .
Requirements:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the principles, practices, standards and techniques of physical therapy.
Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations and procedures to administer patient care- .
Knowledge of use and maintenance of physical therapy equipment and instruments to administer patient care- .
Skill in developing and maintaining patient care records and writing reports- .
Skill in time management, planning and workload control- .
Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions- .
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective communication and working relationships with Management, patients, medical staff and the general public- .
Detail oriented and organized- .
Excellent people skills- .
Ability to motivate and work effectively with others- .
Bilingual in Spanish preferred- .
EDUCATION: Degree from an APTA approved school of physical therapy and approved by the Physical Therapy Examining Committee of the State.