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Job Description

As a Salus Rehabilitation Physical Therapist, you are entrusted with the responsibility of caring for our residents, families, co-workers, visitors and all others; as well as demonstrating in all interactions. The primary purpose of your job position is provide and direct physical therapy services to residents, including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation, and communication. Functions under physician’s orders. You are entrusted to provide innovative, responsible healthcare with the creation and implementation of new ideas and concepts that continually improve systems and processes to achieve superior results.

As Physical Therapist, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. Responsible for providing and direct physical therapy services to residents, including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation, and communication. Functions under physician’s orders. This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time, for any reason.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provides physical therapy services to residents and initiates referrals when appropriate and in accordance with Physical Therapy Department procedures.
• Develops treatment plans by identifying a problem list including short and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals.
• Supervises Physical Therapy Aides and Rehabilitation Aides.
• Adheres to Physical Therapy Department procedures regarding documentation of physical therapy services.
• Records indirect time and billable treatment times according to Physical Therapy Department procedures and submits weekly/monthly statistics to regional office.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 401K
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Paid Days Off

Job Requirements

• Works beyond normal working hours, weekends and holidays and on other shifts/positions as necessary.
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.
• Must possess a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy form an accredited program.
• Must possess successful completion of National Certification Examination for RPT.
• Must posses current state licensure or license eligible.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.