Physical Therapist (Inpatient and Outpatient)
Job description
Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and a member of Trinity Health.
Inpatient and Outpatient PT Opportunities
$7500 Sign On Bonus
Tasks include:
- Administer manual exercises, massage and/or traction to help relieve pain, increase the patient's strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.
- Conduct and support research and apply research findings to practice.
- Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate followup care or referrals.
- Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- Identify and document goals, anticipated progress and plans for reevaluation.
- Inform the patient when diagnosis reveals findings outside their scope and refer to an appropriate practitioner.
- Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
- Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
- Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
Job Requirements:
Graduate of Accredited School of Physical Therapy required.
Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Florida required.
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