Physical Therapist I

The physical therapist works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation and design a goal-directed customized plan to improve the person's physical function and mobility. They periodically review the patient's performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.

Responsibilities

Evaluates patients and considers physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural needs; Develops and implements treatment plans using problem solving skills and clinical reasoning; Communicates evaluation results to physician, family, and team members; Documents care in compliance with departmental, KPTA, APTA, and regulatory guidelines; Provides supervision for PTAs and rehabilitation technicians; May provide educational programs and student supervision; May assist with developing, collecting, and analyzing performance improvement data; Meets state continuing education requirements with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy; High School Graduate; Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) - State Board of Healing Arts

Nice to have

Doctorate in Physical Therapy; Master's Degree in Physical Therapy