Physical Therapist
LHC Group
Emerson, NJ

***Please note that the salary will be commensurate with experience. 

We are hiring for Physical Therapist to join our team in Senior Living.

At LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people.

​As a Physical Therapist, you can expect:​ 

•  the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships 
•  continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
•  independence and autonomy 
•  career growth possibilities 

• Completes initial evaluation in a timely manner.
• Evaluates the patient to determine rehab potential, identifies needs, establishes an individualized treatment plan of care, and sets goals to be used in the team plan of care.
• Sets initial STG's and LTG's.
• Collaborates with patient and family in goal setting and achievement.
• Schedules patient at appropriate time for therapy.
• Identifies patient and family education needs.
• Utilizes equipment in a proper and safe manner, maintains equipment inspection, maintenance and cleaning logs, reports broken or faulty equipment.
• Maintains equipment logs for required equipment in the outpatient clinic.
• Follows medical regimen developed for the patient. Is aware of and adheres to precautions (THR, TKR, Cardiac, Wound, etc.).
• Utilizes the following safe treatment techniques: transfers, positioning, feeding, splinting, paraffin bath, cryotherapy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc.
• Utilizes treatment approaches according to established PT protocols and policies.
• Documents each visit in the EMR.
• Documents units of treatment for each visit in the EMR.
• Completes D/C summary on each patient on their final visit to outpatient PT.
• Completes appropriate discharge planning in the following areas: Develops and reviews Home Exercise Program (HEP) with patient and family/caregiver. Provides discharge instructions to patient and family as clinically appropriate.
• Actively participates in Department Team meetings.
• Conducts in services for other staff members as needed or identified.
• Participates in weekend and holiday rotation as needed.
• Participates in student supervision as indicated.
• Assists in the interview process for new therapy department employees as needed.
• Wound Care-provides wound care to patients as allowed by state licensure boards and practice acts

• Formal Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Less than 6 months
• License, Registration, and / or Certification Requirement: Yes
• Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy and successful completion of the National Registry exam.
• Recent graduates who have applied for the registration exam may be considered for provisional appointment.
• CPR certification and all other certificates and documents as required by LHC Group policy.
• Current Physical Therapy License in state of practice
• Must be willing to accept management duties as assigned