7 Michigan Physical Therapy Jobs
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Required Credentials:
- Certifications are required at time of submission.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Outpatient experience required.
Unit Details:
- Outpatient rehabilitation setting.
- Patient-focused role that delegates responsibility to physical therapist assistants and aides.
- Utilizes assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with physical therapy standards, physician orders, and governing policies and procedures.
- Evaluates patient function using formal and informal testing to determine skeletal, neurological, respiratory, and cardiovascular status.
- Develops goal-specific treatment regimens based on assessment data and patient tolerance.
- Submits written treatment regimens as part of the plan of treatment, updates the plan of care as needed to reflect changes in patient status, and co-signs verbal orders received by physical therapist assistants as necessary.
- Devises frequency- and duration-specific treatment schedules coordinated with the patient, family, caregiver, and clinical support staff.
- Educates patients, families, and caregivers regarding pathology or condition, alternatives, prognosis, and treatment rationale through rest, exercise, modalities, and other indicated interventions.
Shift & Scheduling:
- No weekends.
- No call.
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Travel Physical Therapist Job Responsibilities & Salary
Physical Therapists care for patients with conditions that can interfere with movement, mobility, and function. Examples of patients who benefit from physical therapy include those who have had surgical procedures or experienced an injury and those with medical conditions such as joint, neurological, pulmonary, or cardiac disease. Job responsibilities for Physical Therapists include assessment and developing a plan of care with interventions such as exercises, application of heat or cold, massage, or electrical stimulation. Physical Therapists also supervise Physical Therapy Assistants, provide patient education, and may work with healthy people who want to prevent future problems. Physical Therapists can achieve board certification in several specialty areas through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. The average annual salary for Physical Therapists in the United States is more than $97,000.