Therapist / Physical Therapy / North Carolina / Physical Therapist Job

Job Description:Evaluates, plans, directs, and administers programs of Physical Therapy.Plans and conducts Physical Therapy programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients enhance physical and functional abilities.Essential Functions Evaluates patients, selects, and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.Establishes functional goals in conjunction with the patient and provides evidenced based intervention to work towards meeting these goals with ongoing assessment to adjust the plan of care as needed.