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Core
Provide physical therapy, rehabilitation, and exercise programs for elderly residents in a geriatric care facility to maintain mobility, manage pain, and treat neurological conditions.
Role type
Physical Therapist (Geriatric Care)
Builds
Therapeutic exercise programs, individual rehabilitation sessions, and staff training on safe patient handling.
Domain
Healthcare / Geriatric Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Manual therapy techniques, pain management, gait and balance training, respiratory therapy, neurological rehabilitation, use of assistive devices, staff training on safe patient handling
Preferred skills
Experience with Parkinson's disease, advanced dementia care, electrotherapy, thermotherapy
Technologies
Electrotherapy equipment, thermotherapy devices, assistive devices (walkers, wheelchairs)
Responsibilities
Conduct initial assessments and ongoing monitoring of residents' physical capabilities, balance, and fall risk; Develop and lead group exercise and psychomotor therapy programs; Perform individual treatments for pain relief and rehabilitation after falls, fractures, or strokes; Provide respiratory and neurological therapy for bedridden residents or those with dysphagia; Advise staff and families on the proper use of assistive devices; Train care staff on safe patient mobilization techniques
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on clinical role