Outpatient Physical Therapist at Lexington Health restoring function and preventing disability through professional therapy services. Evaluating and treating a diverse patient population across the lifespan.
Responsibilities
Perform professional outpatient physical therapy services that are concerned with the restoration of function and prevention of disability following trauma or disease that may include various tests, measurements, exercises and modalities vices.
Provides direct physical therapy to patients upon referral by a physician, or advanced practice provider.
Demonstrates age specific competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population: Infant (Birth-1 year); Child (1 through 12 years); Adolescent (13 years through 17 years); Adult (18 years to 65 years); Geriatric (over 65 years).
Evaluates patients using special physical therapy tests and measurements such as muscle testing, functional ability, range of motion, and neurological testing.
Develops physical therapy treatment plans.
Administers physical therapy treatments designed to relieve pain, develop or restore function and maintain maximum performance using physical means such as, but not limited to, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and modalities.
Documents appropriate patient treatment data, such as patient progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries.
Instructs patients and their families in home program.
Supervises and monitors patient's plan of care when carried out by a physical therapist assistant.
Represents the department and exhibits effective communication with the interdisciplinary team.
Consults with other professionals regarding patients' physical therapy plan of care
Takes orders from physicians' offices and hospital patient care team.
Schedules patients as needed
Represents department in meetings and provides in-service classes to other departments as needed.
Assist in providing clinical supervision of physical therapist assistants, and students in their duties.
Requirements
Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science Degree or Higher in Physical Therapy; Graduate of a PT program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or other educational program which the South Carolina board considers to be equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensed in the State of South Carolina by the SC State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners; CPR Certification.
Required Training: None.
Benefits
Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
Adoption assistance
LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
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