Physical Therapist (PT) , $5k sign on

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Job description

Status: Part Time, 24 hrs per week.

Schedule: Two (2) days a week and one (1) weekend day on regular basis

Shift: 8:00am - 4:30pm

Sign on bonus: $5,000

Location: Chelsea Retirement Community Kresge Rehab Memory Care & Assisted Living

Brio Living Services Chelsea Retirement Community

Growth Opportunities School Scholarship Program
Wellness Program & Reimbursement Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance for Full-time Team Members Retirement Savings Plan
Generous Paid Off 6 Paid Holidays 2 Floating Holidays
Team Member Referral bonus program
Annual Increases

Job Summary:

The Physical Therapist (PT) evaluates, assesses, plans, organizes, and administers rehabilitative programs to improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury. This is done in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern long-term care facilities to ensure the highest quality of resident care and positive relationships among the community, team members, residents, and families.

Positions Functions and Duties:

Performs and documents an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
Plans, prepares, or carries out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
Records prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enters information into computer.
Identifies and documents goals, anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation.
Administers manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Tests and measures patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
Confers with the patient, medical practitioners, or other appropriate parties to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
Reviews physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
Complies with professional, ethical, and legal standards.
Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the phone.
Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the phone.
Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including visual examination of patient and reading information from printed sources and computer screens
Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements. Must be able to withstand prolonged or considerable walking, standing, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching.
The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Required Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
At least 2 years' experience as a physical therapist
Current Physical Therapist state license
Excellent verbal and written communication

ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT

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BRIO LIVING SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Brio Living Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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