Physical Therapist

LHC Group - Emerson, NJ

Part-time - Entry Level

Emerson, NJ

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

We are hiring for a Physical Therapist to join our team in Senior Living at LHC Group. This role emphasizes building trusted therapist-patient relationships, providing autonomy in practice, and offering opportunities for career growth and continuing education. The position is part-time or PRN, focusing on delivering high-quality care to patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial evaluation in a timely manner.
• Evaluates the patient to determine rehab potential, identifies needs, establishes an individualized treatment plan of care, and sets goals to be used in the team plan of care.
• Sets initial STG's and LTG's.
• Collaborates with patient and family in goal setting and achievement.
• Schedules patient at appropriate time for therapy.
• Identifies patient and family education needs.
• Utilizes equipment in a proper and safe manner, maintains equipment inspection, maintenance and cleaning logs, reports broken or faulty equipment.
• Maintains equipment logs for required equipment in the outpatient clinic.
• Follows medical regimen developed for the patient. Is aware of and adheres to precautions (THR, TKR, Cardiac, Wound, etc.).
• Utilizes the following safe treatment techniques: transfers, positioning, feeding, splinting, paraffin bath, cryotherapy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc.
• Utilizes treatment approaches according to established PT protocols and policies.
• Documents each visit in the EMR.
• Documents units of treatment for each visit in the EMR.
• Completes D/C summary on each patient on their final visit to outpatient PT.
• Completes appropriate discharge planning in the following areas: Develops and reviews Home Exercise Program (HEP) with patient and family/caregiver. Provides discharge instructions to patient and family as clinically appropriate.
• Actively participates in Department Team meetings.
• Conducts in services for other staff members as needed or identified.
• Participates in weekend and holiday rotation as needed.
• Participates in student supervision as indicated.
• Assists in the interview process for new therapy department employees as needed.
• Wound Care-provides wound care to patients as allowed by state licensure boards and practice acts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school.
• Current Physical Therapy License in state of practice.
• CPR certification and all other certificates and documents as required by LHC Group policy.
• Less than 6 months of experience in a related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Willingness to accept management duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Continuing education opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Career growth possibilities