Physical Therapist

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Physical Therapists will:

• Carry out the mission daily to exceed expectations and be the difference in the lives of those I serve.
• Commit to excellence:
• Work to achieve department and organizational goals to achieve JRMC’s vision
• Follow JRMC Healthy Roots
• Fulfill the duties of a Physical Therapist as identified by the American Physical Therapy Association
• Follow state and Federal law

$15,000 Sign On Bonus for New Employees

This is a full-time position working 80 hours every two week pay period with a dynamic team of therapists. Days of work are Monday through Friday with typical hours of work 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, with occasional evenings and weekends for sports coverage. Holiday work is as needed. Position includes helping with Jamestown High School sports medicine game coverage.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Quality:

• Assesses patients of all age groups (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics), develops, plans, and implements a therapy program for each patient, involving physical means such as exercise, massage, heat, water, light and electricity as prescribed by physician.
• Applies a variety of diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests.
• Directs and aids patients in active and passive exercises, muscle re-education and gait and functional training utilizing pulleys and weights, steps and inclined surfaces.
• Provides instruction in posture control and therapeutic procedures to be continued by the patient.
• Directs patients in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, canes, crutches and prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Adapts conventional physical therapy techniques to meet the needs of patients unable to comprehend verbal commands or voluntarily carry out a regime of therapeutic exercises.
• Evaluates, records and reports on patient's progress for review by other members of the rehabilitative team.
• Completes documentation as per JRMC quality standards
• Assists in updating JRMC policy, procedures, and guidelines.

Service:

• Utilize JRMC excellence tools.
• Conducts in-services and/or participates in training medical and nursing personnel and other workers in physical therapy techniques and objectives.

People:

• Oversees rehab aide to ensure the effectiveness and timeliness of the services provided to the patients.
• Educates students at all levels

Finance:

• Completes work timely
• Requisitions supplies and equipment.

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.