Time @type: Full time

Job requisition id: R4693

Job location:

The Marcus Center for Advanced Rehabilitation (MCAR building)

The Physical Therapist is responsible for treating patients (adolescent, adult, and geriatric) assigned, determining short-term and long-term goals in conjunction with the patient, family/caregiver and other Shepherd Center team members, and developing and implementing a comprehensive plan of care. In this active and hands-on position, the Physical Therapist greatly improves the patient experience through rehabilitation services. This role collaborates and engages with others in order to facilitate patient recovery.

Job Responsibilities:

Evaluates patients physical and functional status including muscular strength, motor functions, reflexes, ambulation skills and ability to perform activities of daily living.

Observes and interviews patient, reviews medical history, and administers sensory tests, muscle tests, range-of-motion exams, and other evaluation techniques.

Develops and implements treatment program to further patient functional skills, which is then periodically reassessed and adapted.

Plans and delivers effective patient and family training to ensure proper patient care.

Utilizes and orders in-house trial equipment according to need and correctly fits equipment to the patient.

Schedules patients for specialty clinics and programs where appropriate.

Determines and orders/recommends appropriate durable medical equipment in consultation with patient, caregivers, payer source and team members.

Discusses evaluation

, goals, and treatment with patient and family and instructs them on the exercise program

in use of equipment.

Uses evaluation findings to determine appropriate discharge planning needs.[]{style="background: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-

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