Physical Therapist (Pt) - Lehigh Valley

Contract or Direct-Hire Physical Therapist (PT) - Lehigh Valley
We've partnered with an established and growing senior care provider in Bethlehem, PA, who's seeking a PT to provide home- and clinic-based physical therapy services, per physician orders. In this role, the PT will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team that provides rehabilitative care to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home. 
This full-time opportunity offers autonomy and the ability to work a caseload at your own pace.   

• Contract or direct hire
• Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
• No nights, holidays, or weekends

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client's needs.
• Establishes a treatment plan in consultation with the physician
• Assists in the development and implementation of the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to Physical Therapy
• Assists the physician in evaluating patients by applying diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests
• Teaches, supervises, and counsels the family and client in the physical therapy program
• Instructs client in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes and prosthetic and orthotic devices and provides the equipment required to carry out the plan
• Records on a timely basis all evaluation data, treatments, and client's response to therapy intervention Also records quality assurance data
• Prepares an assessment of the client's condition and periodic evaluations and summaries

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a graduate of a Physical Therapy school approved by the Council of Medical Education of the A.M.A. in collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association
• Must be licensed or registered by the State of Pennsylvania
• Must have valid driver's license and reliable vehicle