Physical Therapist, Casual

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Pittsburgh, PA

Hospitals

About the position

The Staff Physical Therapist at UPMC Rehabilitation Institute is responsible for reviewing patient charts, performing assessments, developing treatment plans, and administering physical therapy treatments. This role aims to enhance patient functioning, reduce discomfort, and achieve therapeutic goals. The position primarily operates out of the Greentree clinic but may require coverage at other locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Communicates patient's status to the referring physician and other health care team members.
• May serve as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students as well as residents and fellows in a specialty area of physical therapy.
• Maintains professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registration renewal.
• Performs physical therapy assessment, reassessment and treatment and supervises physical therapist assistants in the treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic.
• Develops plan of care including goals and treatment plan in accordance with physician referral, nature of injury/illness and results of physical therapy assessment.
• Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient's response to treatment and/or changes in patient's status.
• Works with PTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.
• Rotates through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs.
• Maintains written documentation for all physical therapy services rendered including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards.
• Co-signs physical therapist assistant documentation biweekly.
• Completes necessary charge and statistical information to accurately reflect the service rendered to the patient.
• Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or family members when applicable.
• Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
• Must possess knowledge and skills required to provide quality customer service.
• Active license in practicing state required.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.