Physical Therapist - Travel
Roshal Health
Physical Therapist - Travel
Roshal Health
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Junior
About the role
- A Physical Therapist helps patients improve their mobility, manage pain, and regain functionality following an injury, surgery, or illness.
- Assess patients' conditions, create personalized treatment plans, and guide rehabilitative exercises and therapies.
- Physical therapists evaluate each patient's situation by assessing their range of motion, strength, and pain levels to identify the underlying causes of their limitations.
- Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations to assess strength, range of motion, balance, coordination, posture, and muscle performance.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on evaluation results and clinical guidelines.
- Administer manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, and other modalities such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and heat/cold therapy.
- Educate patients and their families on techniques for continued recovery, injury prevention, and healthy lifestyle practices.
- Monitor patient progress, adjust treatments as needed, and maintain accurate documentation in compliance with professional standards and regulations.
- Collaborate with physicians, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Supervise and instruct physical therapy assistants or aides when applicable.
- Ensure a safe and clean treatment environment.
- Stay updated with current physical therapy practices, research, and innovations.
- Physical Effort: Prolonged; but not necessary to mention? We'll just include the responsibilities.
- Proficiency with EMR and documentation standards.
Requirements
- Over 1 year of experience in a clinical or hospital setting is required. Experience in a specialized area such as orthopedic, neurologic, pediatric, geriatric, or sports therapy is a plus.
- Physical Therapy (DPT) degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
- Current and active license to practice as a Physical Therapist in [state].
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or willingness to obtain).
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills.
- Compassionate and patient-centered approach to therapy.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) systems and documentation standards.
