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GENERAL SUMMARY:

The physical therapist is responsible for examining, evaluating and developing a treatment plan for patients with functional limitations and disabilities. PT’s provide consultation to healthcare providers regarding a patient’s continuum of care. The individual in this position is required to appropriately interact with all patients regardless of age or culture and to adhere to the Beaumont customer service standards.

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy required. Masters or Doctorate Degree preferred.

• Written or verbal communication skills required. Word processing and computer skills required. It is preferred that pediatric therapists have NDT certification and competency in serial casting.

• Michigan State License in Physical Therapy required. BLS certification.

• Competent clinical and evaluation skills are required.
• Ability to demonstrate Beaumont customer service standards; excellent verbal and written communication; ability to work independently in a fast paced environment; knowledge of clinical pathology, evaluation and treatment techniques for assigned population.
• Must be able to demonstrate basic computer proficiency for EMR documentation.
• Rehab: NDT or NCS Board certification preferred.
• Neurotrauma Rehab: This program specializes in the treatment of traumatic brain and spinal cord injured patients. Requires collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, good communication skills is essential.
• Peds Rehab: SI and/or NDT or PCS Board certification or experience preferred. Ability to interact effectively with pediatric patients and their families is essential.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Standing/moving while performing duties.
• Assisting patients with standing, walking, therapeutic procedures, etc.
• Balancing, transferring patients.
• Sitting.
• Reaching to access equipment or assist patients.
• Fine motor skills (to perform therapeutic procedures, operate equipment).
• Motor skills to lift.
• Lifting/Positioning patients for procedures.
• Pushing/Pulling patients in wheelchairs, carts, equipment.
• Lifting/pushing/pulling while standing.
• Manual dexterity.
• Visual Demands: Near vision to operate equipment as well as decipher notes, orders; depth perception, fine discriminate detail to read monitors/graphs, labels, reports.
• Acuity/Auditory Demands: distinguish sounds to respond to patients, staff, equipment, instrumentation, hear speech.
• Sensory demands: distinguish hot and cold, manual dexterity.
• Verbal Demands: make sounds to verbally communicate with patients or staff what is required, form words, speak loudly, speak softly.

• Primarily functions in an office environment or therapy clinic environment. Occasional home assessments. Occasionally in pool environment.
• Potential risk of an exposure to hazardous medications or waste materials of hazardous medications.

• Beaumont Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.