Job Description

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities:

• Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention. Inform patients when diagnosis reveals findings outside physical therapy and refer to appropriate practitioners
• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into EMR
• Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment (modalities, manual treatment, therapeutic ex, etc.) to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel
• Provide educational information about physical therapy and physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics and ways to promote health.
• Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals. And instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.

Required Qualifications:

• NYS Physical Therapy License and Registration- required
• BLS Certification- required
• Communicate effectively with patients, insurance companies, and co-workers
• Communicate with MDs on a continuously basis in regards to patient care
• Knowledge of EMR, MS Word/Excel, PT billing codes
• Knowledge of manual PT treatments, use of modality and PT exercise equipment

Pay Range $80,000 – $110,000