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AVAILABLE JOBS - DETAIL
Post Date: 7/17/2008
Ref ID: Trisha Blair
Division: Healthcare
Job Title: Physical Therapists
Location: Rockaway, NY,
Job Term: Permanent
Salary: $56,000-$62,000/yr
Requirements:
BS, MS or Ph.D in Physical Therapy
Job Description:
Skilled Nursing Facility with a teaching hospital affiliation.
New Grads are Welcome!!!
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Plans therapy program for neuromusculoskeletal patients, as prescribed by physician, including posture, gait, range of motion, muscle testing, sensory testing, specific extremity and spinal segmental motion, biomechanical analysis of functional activities, orthotic analysis (if trained), ergonomic analysis, and other relevant assessments.
2. Administers appropriate physical agents given physicians' protocols, patients' medical histories, and therapist's knowledge of indications and contra-indications, including electrotherapy, sound energy, heat/cold therapy, hydrotherapy, and JOBST compression.
3. Directs and aids patient in active and passive exercises, muscle reeducation, and gait and functional training, utilizing pulleys and weights, steps, and inclined surfaces.
4. Performs manual therapy techniques, including soft tissue mobilization, extremity and joint mobilization, medical exercise therapy, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy.
5. Performs therapeutic exercise, with and without equipment.
6. Performs administrative duties including: documentation of patient visits, daily, monthly and yearly statistics; short- and long-term goals of department; equipment maintenance, repair and new purchases.
7. Evaluates, records, and reports on patients' progress for review by other members of the rehabilitative team.
8. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Please fax or email resume to:
Trisha Blair
Direct Hire Recruiter
Staffing Remedies
email: tblair@staffingremedies.com
295 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(p)212-683-0680, 800-383-9065
(f)212-697-3007
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