Outpatient Physical Therapist I

Department/Unit:
Outpatient PM&R

Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:
$71,612.39 - $110,999.20

Full Time Physical Therapist with interest and/or experience in neurologic, pelvic or specialty areas to join a dynamic and engaged team of professionals providing expert rehabilitation care.

Albany Medical Center Outpatient Therapy is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist. Areas of clinical specialty skill such as Neurologic or Pelvic, are encouraged but not required. Strong diagnostic and manual treatment skills are recommended.

• Our large facility provides both open gym area and private treatment rooms with state-of-the-art equipment including Bioness Vector, Aquacisor, Bioness BITS and Radial Pulse Wave units.
• Our diverse and dynamic team offers the ability to be mentored and excel in a variety of specialty areas including manual therapy, pelvic therapy, vestibular therapy, neurological and orthopedic therapies.
• We offer the region's most competitive salary, benefits, and time off.
• Working with a dynamic and diverse team of clinical staff who focus on patient centered high-quality care in a friendly team environment you will finding a rewarding and fulfilling career path.
• This is a fantastic opportunity to join the largest outpatient therapy facility in the Capital Region with the most board-certified therapists in an evidenced based, patient-centered, academic hospital system.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide services that restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. They also restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health.

ESSENTIALS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Competent in the performance of essential skills for any physical therapist include those addressing all systems (ie, musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular pulmonary, integumentary, GI, and GU) and the continuum of patient/client care throughout the lifespan, as defined in department policies and procedures manual.
• Examine patients' medical histories and is able to test and measure the patients' strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function.
• Applying diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Interprets, plans, establishes, and implements treatments
• Advise, consult, and teach appropriate treatment procedures and supportive activities to clients, family members, and others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Develop plans describing a treatment strategy, its purpose, and its anticipated outcome.
• Develops and analyze reports and data necessary for unit operations.
• Complete and maintain necessary paperwork/case documentation to ensure accountability.
• Adhere to safe work practices and procedures.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and related activities; attend workshops, conferences, and classes to increase professional knowledge; serve on committees as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as outlined in the attached annual competency assessment. Where feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job's essential functions.

EDUCATION:

Must hold a current New York State registration to practice in the State of New York and current CPR certification.

EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year clinical experience preferred in Outpatient Physical Therapy setting but, not necessary. Specialty or Board Certifications in Neurologic PT or Women's Health preferred but not required. New graduates welcome.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and policy and procedure manuals. Ability to document patient care on established forms. Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively to patients, family members, employees and others. Ability to listen well, to take direction and to engage in interactive dialogues with others. Ability to seek out the input of others to achieve consensus.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Calculation of percentages, mean, mode, and median.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Ability to be honest, to be punctual, and to perform the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by AMC and the tenets of the profession. Ability to evaluate the human body and formulate and administer a treatment plan based on the physical therapy evaluation, including subjective information & objective tests and measurements gathered. Ability to use various modalities in relation to the electromagnetic and acoustic spectra. Ability to be accurate in such matters as record-keeping, simple statistical analysis, and to use good judgment when performing the functions of the job or when interacting with others. Ability to instruct and disseminate knowledge of physical therapy both internally and externally. Ability to accept direction, carry out orders, to work cooperatively with others and to avoid the creation of unnecessary conflict. Ability to adhere to AMC's policies, procedures and practices, and to utilize AMC's problem-solving processes for resolving grievances or disagreements. Ability to anticipate and resolve potential problems to ensure the continuity of appropriate patient care. Ability to evaluate, monitor and direct financial aspects of clinical operation.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to improve job performance through continuing education.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to probe, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear. The employee is often required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch, lift, and stand for long periods of time.

In addition the employee may be required to assist patients to turn, stand, or walk. Employees frequently are required to lift patients and/or move heavy equipment of up to 100 pounds and on rare occasions may be required to lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subject to infectious materials and chemicals (see unit specific MSDS information).

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job requires as an essential function that the majority of the time the employee be physically on-site as the work cannot be done from a remote location.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related instructions given by their supervisor subject to reasonable accommodations.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

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