Physical Therapist
Core
Provide direct patient care, develop treatment plans, and implement physical therapy programs in an outpatient orthopedic clinic setting.
Role type
Outpatient Physical Therapist
Builds
Patient recovery and functional improvement through manual therapy, exercise prescription, and biomechanical techniques
Domain
Healthcare / Physical Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, treatment plan development, protocol implementation, documentation, supervision of assistants, communication with physicians and insurance
Preferred skills
Outpatient orthopedic clinic experience, manual therapy expertise, postural re-education, dynamic biomechanical techniques
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Assess patients to develop and initiate treatment plans, review physician referrals and medical records, provide direct patient care, document findings and progress, supervise assistants and rehabilitation technicians, complete written plans of care and discharge summaries, communicate with patients and professional colleagues
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC