Sanford Health

Physical Therapist – Skilled Nursing, Home Health

Sanford Health

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Syracuse • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $38 - $62 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Plans, organizes and delivers physical therapy programs that help clients/patients/residents recover and improve their mobility, relieve pain, increase strength and prevent deformities
  • Conducts examinations, evaluations, and interventions clients/patients/residents who are affected by injury or disease
  • Utilizes tools and techniques to administer physical therapy interventions following safeguards
  • Documents client's/patient's/resident's information for evaluation; establishes therapeutic plans and modifies them if necessary
  • Educates clients/patients/residents and their family members about treatment plans/schedules and self-exercises to be continued at home
  • Knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-related treatments and evaluations relating to the needs of clients/patients/residents
  • Demonstrate and incorporate knowledge of current research into daily treatment of clients/patients/residents
  • May treat individuals of all ages with varying diagnosis and disorders
  • Will demonstrate documentation in accordance with departmental guidelines and meet all regulatory requirements
  • Demonstrates level of treatment associated with their specialty provided to their clients/patients/residents
  • Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization
  • Exhibits flexibility with acceptance of variable work schedules/assignments
  • Participates in activities to promote the department, Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health
  • Will be interacting with individuals outside of the department including but not limited to: providers, case managers, third party payers, public organizations, companies/contractual partners, etc.
  • May be asked to supervise assistants, aides, and students as they provide client/patient/resident care, treatment, or other services
  • Will be expected to provide ongoing education and training to peers in the area(s) of expertise as determined by the department leadership
  • Performs other related duties as requested by manager
  • Based on facility needs and assigned locations, may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care and home health care environments

Requirements

  • Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure
  • Must be licensed in the state(s) of practice as a Physical Therapist
  • When applicable, may require valid driver's license
  • Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers required or within the first 60 days of employment
Benefits
  • Paid travel and mileage between home health patients

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
physical therapyexaminationsevaluationsinterventionstherapeutic plansdocumentationage-related treatmentsclinical practice guidelinestreatment of disordersself-exercises
Soft skills
organizationcommunicationflexibilityeducationsupervisionteamworkinterpersonal skillsleadershipadaptabilitypromotional activities
Certifications
Physical Therapist licenseBasic Life Support (BLS)department specific competencies