Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Bonus based on performance
Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Donation matching
Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Training & development
Vision insurance
ORTHOPEDIC/MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPIST NEEDED
Are you looking to make an amazing impact in your community by delivering high quality care in a cutting edge clinic that encourages direct access, incorporates the newest advances in physical therapy, has a caring culture of learning and growth, and offers competitive compensation?
Kinetix Physical Therapy and Diagnostics is growing, and we want to add to our dynamic and innovative team! We pride ourselves on our team-based/family culture, where your success and your patients’ success matters. Kinetix PT and Diagnostics is a physical therapist-owned private practice in southwest Gainesville, Florida that embraces innovation and continually raises the bar in physical therapy. We are empowering the people in our community to get out of pain and back to function naturally, without depending on pain medication, injections, or unnecessary surgery, by choosing PT first. At Kinetix, you can work with an energetic staff who are expanding conventional PT practice through direct access physical therapy and diagnostic testing including nerve conduction studies and EMG as well as neuromusculoskeletal sonography. If you have the mindset of a champion, and want to grow both your own clinical skills, as well the profession as a whole, then we are the perfect fit. We highly value continuing education and mentorship for the future of physical therapy. If you embrace this vision, then email your resume and cover letter to tonyc@kinetixpt.com and scotte@kinetixpt.com. Experience in orthopedic physical therapy is required, manual therapy experience preferred. A full-time position is available with a very competitive benefits package. New graduates will also be considered.
Responsibilities:
The following includes the essential duties and responsibilities of a Physical Therapist. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Assesses patient condition, establishes goals, treatments and care plan in conjunction with patient, family, and physician
Reviews physicians referral/prescription and patients condition and medical records to determine physical therapy treatment required.
Tests and measures patients strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and records findings to develop or revise treatment programs.
Plans and prepares written treatment program based on evaluation of patient data.
Administers physical therapy treatments (including home instruction) within scope of physical therapy practice appropriately and monitors patient responses to such treatments.
Evaluates effects of treatments at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Documents findings, treatments, responses and progress in patients charts according to clinic guidelines.
Ensures that appropriate treatment is performed in interdisciplinary fashion, consulting with physicians and other departments about impact of PT factors on patient health status.
Complies with appropriate clinic policies related to infection control, safety, regulations.
Educates patient and patients family on appropriate care and use of various therapies and/or exercises.
Serves as information/education resource for patients, families, staff.
Provide physical therapy services, maintaining appropriate protocols.
Supervises and assists with student observation and clinical rotation if applicable.
Assist in marketing and promotional efforts and events as needed.
Participates in in-services and other departmental meetings that are organized.
Assists with smooth running of the clinic with accepting responsibilities assigned to them by the Clinical Director
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong leadership and communication skills, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families, and staff.
Knowledge of physical therapy principles, standards and applications.
Knowledge of clinic policies, procedures, regulations, safety and infection control, and quality control requirement.
Knowledge of how to use and maintain physical therapy equipment.
Skill in appropriate evaluation and treatment of patients and the ability to evaluate utilization and quality data and make necessary modifications in performance
Skill in using PT equipment by consistently using devices appropriately to improve patient health status
Skill in effectively supervising physical therapy assistants and rehab aides.