**Job Title:** Physical Therapist (PT)
**Job Specialty:** Long Term Care (LTC)
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Days, 8-hour shifts
**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified
**Experience:** 1 year of PT experience; LTC or Rehab experience required
**License:** State License required
**Certifications:** BLS
**Must-Have:**
- 1 year of PT experience
- LTC or Rehab experience
- State License
- BLS Certification
**Job Description:**
- Effectively screen, evaluate, and rehabilitate patients with physical functioning disorders and/or wound care.
- Develop appropriate plans of care following all regulatory and clinical practice standards.
- Utilize standardized assessments and evidence-based practice to support clinical interventions.
- Administer various procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan including manual techniques, ambulation, therapeutic exercises, modalities, use of supportive and assistive devices, and wound care.
- Assess patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
- Evaluate treatment outcomes for effectiveness and modify services in relation to patient evaluation.
- Provide consultation and counseling to patients, families, caregivers, and other service providers.
- Effectively communicate with supervisors and other health team members regarding patient progress, barriers, and treatment plans.
- Provide comprehensive discharge summaries of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.
- Document all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintain patient records according to company policy.
- Accurately record treatment minutes for services provided per all regulatory and clinical requirements.
- Participate in required meetings, including patient care conferences, utilization review meetings, and rehabilitation meetings.
- Participate in facility and company-required trainings, in-services, and conferences.
- Obtain any necessary DME or supplies per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
- Supervise and support physical therapist assistants, rehabilitation aides, and/or students.
- Adhere to APTA and state-required practice acts, code of conduct, and ethics during professional practice as a Physical Therapist.