Job Description

Employment Type: Part time Shift:

Description:

Per Diem PT - Coral Springs Location (Outpatient Rehab)

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury.

Tasks include: Administer manual exercises, massage and/or traction to help relieve pain, increase the patient\'s strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.

Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate followup care or referrals.

Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit. Identify and document goals, anticipated progress and plans for reevaluation.

Inform the patient when diagnosis reveals findings outside their scope and refer to an appropriate practitioner. Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.

Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.

Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient\'s chart or enter information into computer.

Review physician\'s referral and patient\'s medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.

Job Requirements:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy is required.

Skills: Must have at least 1 year of recent experience.

Licensure/Certification: Must be a Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Florida is required

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