Physical Therapist - Altoona

Job summary

Join our team and work directly with a company that truly values your expertise, supports your growth, and puts people before profits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments to individuals by assessing their medical history, motion of movements, and evaluating physical limitations to diagnose movement dysfunctions.
• Develop the appropriate therapy treatment interventions based on the needs of the individual, in addition report progress of long- and -short term treatment goals.
• Restores individuals' function, alleviating pain, and administrate medically prescribed physical therapy treatment.
• Evaluates current mobility, strength and diagnosis of individuals to determine if therapy treatment interventions need to be modified.
• Assist individuals with therapy by administering manual exercises, giving massages and using therapeutic equipment as necessary.
• Provides support, counsel, advice, training and education for individuals, family, caregivers and other professionals on the importance of being consistent with therapy treatment plans.
• Efficiently assembles extensive documentation on individuals' progress, care services and therapy adjustments, when necessary, that aligns with standard medical documentation and facility protocol/procedures documentation.
• Collaboratively work with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.

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