Physical Therapist, Inpatient

Lawrence General Hospital • Lawrence, MA • 8h ago

As a Physical Therapist, you will restore function, alleviate pain, and prevent disability by planning and administering medically prescribed. You will plan and implement services and assist with the overall development of departmental programs and objectives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides quality care to meet the patient's goals and needs by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy plan of care in consultation with physician by prescription.

Administers physical therapy treatments and patient education. Encourages and assists the patients in meeting the plan of care goals.

Orients, supervises and directs the treatment given by aides, technicians, assistants and students in accordance with professional by-laws and regulations.

Evaluates the effectiveness of treatments and assistive devices and makes the necessary modifications and adjustments.

Completes discharge planning, consulting with other healthcare team members as needed to ensure appropriate level of services for continued care.

Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing and educating the patient/family/caregiver; and recommends and/or provides assistive equipment.

Documents patient care in the EMR.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge and skills by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; networking; and participating in professional organizations.

Schedule and shifts may vary including evenings, weekend and holiday rotation.

Contributes to team effort, department AOP and organizational goals and strategy; participates in staff and community education by providing in-services; assists in overall day to day operations of the department.

Complies with federal, state and local legal and professional licensure requirements.

Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCE: Required:

Massachusetts licensed Physical Therapist (PT).

CPR certification.

Preferred:

One-year in Outpatient setting.

APTA certification in clinical specialization.

Advanced clinical competencies, license or certification in profession/specialty practice (i.e. Manual Therapy; Aquatics; Lymphedema).

Lawrence General Hospital is a private, non-profit community hospital providing the Merrimack Valley & southern New Hampshire regions with patient-centered, compassionate, and quality health care for the whole family. For over 140 years, the dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff of Lawrence General have been committed to improving the health of the people and communities we serve.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce.

Similar Jobs

Emergency Medical Technician

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Burlington, MA • 29min ago

Hospital & Medical

Job Type: Regular Time Type: Full time Work Shift: Day (United States of America) FLSA Status: Non-Exempt When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. T...

29min ago

Go to Apply

Medical Assistant II

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Burlington, MA • 29min ago

Hospital & Medical

29min ago

Go to Apply

Medical Interpreter

Lawrence General Hospital • Lawrence, MA • 34min ago

Hospital & Medical

As the Medical Interpreter, you will r elay medical information between speakers (includes patients, staff and visitors) of two different languages in compliance with all office and hospital policies and procedures. Unde...

34min ago

Go to Apply

Senior Medical Assistant

Lawrence General Hospital • North Andover, MA • 35min ago

Hospital & Medical

The Senior Medical Assistant responsibilities include assisting in the day-to-day clinical operations to support the delivery of safe, high quality clinical care, treatment, services and workflows. The Senior Medical ass...

35min ago

Go to Apply

Senior Medical Assistant

Lawrence General Hospital • North Andover, MA • 36min ago

Hospital & Medical

36min ago

Go to Apply

Physical Therapy Aide, Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Wilmington, MA • 8h ago

Hospital & Medical

Job Type: Per Diem Time Type: Part time Work Shift: Day (United States of America) FLSA Status: Non-Exempt When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives....

8h ago

Go to Apply

Physical Therapy Aide, Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Wilmington, MA • 8h ago

Hospital & Medical

8h ago

Go to Apply

Lead Medical Technologist

Lawrence General Hospital • Methuen, MA • 1d ago

Hospital & Medical

Holy Family Hospital is offering a $12,000 sign-on bonus for a Lead Medical Technologist. Join us at Holy Family Hospital Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acu...

1d ago

Go to Apply

Emergency Medical Technician

Lawrence General Hospital • Lawrence, MA • 1d ago

Hospital & Medical

LGH is offering a sign-on bonus of $8,000 for a full-time EMT position. Newly competitive rates are available for Emergency Medical Technician roles * As the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), you will provide all aspec...

1d ago

Go to Apply

Physical Therapist - Per Diem Methuen

Lawrence General Hospital • Methuen, MA • 1d ago

Hospital & Medical

Join us at Holy Family Hospital Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care,...

1d ago

Go to Apply

Subscribe to get new jobs sent directly to you
(no charge, cancel anytime)

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.