PT Ortho - Outpatient - Spaulding
$104,603–$168,251 year
On-sitePeabody, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Assess physical therapy needs and evaluate patients with impairments or disabilities resulting from injury, disease, or other causes. Develop and revise treatment plans that reflect patient age, situation, and discharge goals while ensuring documentation is complete and timely. Educate patients, families, and therapy students; direct and supervise support personnel; and manage technical, environmental, and financial resources. Identify performance improvement opportunities to implement best practices and complete additional departmental activities. Maintain variable work schedules including evenings, holidays, and weekends to provide patient care.
Required Qualifications
- Doctorate Physical Therapy
- Physical Therapist [State License]
- A minimum of 10 years experience for Advanced Clinical Specialist
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the English language
- Basic skills in math and computer science
- Appropriate knowledge of physical therapy evaluation and treatment techniques to manage the rehabilitation population
- Effective problem solving skills for physical therapy evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning and execution taking into consideration patient's age, psychosocial, cultural and religious background
- Basic skills in teaching other and self assessment of learning needs, strengths, and professional goals
- Safely execute all job responsibilities without risking injury to self or patients
- Demonstrates the ability to assess and interact with patients and families using the theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background
- Computer proficiency
- Maintain variable work schedule depending on hospital/program needs to provide patient care (evening, holidays, weekend and travel)
- Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills, working with diverse population
- Work independently, be self-directed and contribute as a member of a team
- Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them
- High level of service delivery
- Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations
- Attention to detail
- Standing Frequently (34-66%)
- Walking Frequently (34-66%)
- Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
- Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
- Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
Desired Qualifications
- Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software
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