Physical Therapist

Summary: Assesses, plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:.

• Plans, prepares, and carries out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning in, or alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.

• Performs and documents and initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.

• Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefits.

• Administers manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.

• Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at

• Confers with the patient, medical practitioners, and appropriate others to plan, implement, and access the intervention

• Reviews physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatments as

• Records prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in the patient's chart or enter information into the computer.

• Obtains the patients informed consent to proposed

• Discharges patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide follow-up care for

• Tests and measures patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and record

• Identifies and documents goals, anticipated progress, and plans for re-evaluation.

• Provides information to the patient about the proposed intervention including its material risks, expected benefits, and any reasonable alternatives.

• Informs patient when diagnosis reveals findings outside physical therapy and refer to appropriate practitioners.

• Directs, supervises, accesses, and communicates with supportive

• Administers treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packets, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines.

• Teaches physical therapy students as well as those in other health

• Evaluates, fits, and adjusts prosthetic and orthotic devices and recommends modification to orthotist.

• Provides educational information about physical therapy and physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics, and ways to promote health.

• Refers clients to community resources and

• Conducts and supports research and applies research findings to

• All other duties as

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, internet software, electronic medical record software, and database software.

Education/Experience:

Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) or equivalent; and equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates and Licenses:

• New York State Physical Therapy License

• CPR certification

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Chautauqua Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class.