Physical Therapist - Full-time/.9 - Muncy Place, Muncy, PA

at  UPMC

UPMC North Central PA is seeking a full-time physical therapist to support therapy services at Muncy Place. This .9 fte will work daylight hours and participate in a weekend rotation as needed.
The Staff Physical Therapist reviews patient charts, performs initial assessments, develops treatment plans, administers physical therapy treatments and modalities, monitors progress, and documents treatments performed with patients (including discharge planning and patient education) to increase overall functioning, reduce discomfort, increase or maintain flexibility and range of motion/strength, and achieve other medical and therapeutic goals.

• Communicates patient’s status to the referring physician and other health care team members.
• May serves as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students, 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 the requirements for licensure/registration renewal.
• Performs physical therapy assessment, reassessment, and treatment and supervises physical therapist assistants in treating pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic. Develop a plan of care including goals and treatment plan per 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 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.
• Provide verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or family members when applicable.
• Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity that meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.
  Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).