Salary: NA / Yearly	Location: Dallas, TX, TX
Type: Full-Time

Dear Candidate,

Makro Health provides candidate and client centric solutions by offering permanent and staffing solutions to Variety of Healthcare Facilities across US. Our immense talent pool of candidates enable us to reliably meet the needs of our esteemed clients.

We thoroughly understand and believe that long lasting in-depth relationships with clients is an integral part in the business environment and equally important is the relationship with our candidates.

Our mission is to become the best and most reliable recruiting source for hospitals and other Healthcare facilities. Currently we are looking for the following:

Job ID: 16477
Job Title : Physical Therapist
Location : Dallas, TX

Description

General Summary:

The Physical Therapist organizes, conducts and oversees medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs in the Physical Therapy Department to improve patient function and prevent disability following disease or injury. Helps patients reach maximum performance within the limits of his/her capabilities. The Physical Therapist is active in department activities, transdisciplinary team activities, to ensure individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations admitted.

PATIENT POPULATION:

Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the patients served. The ages of the patients served are adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Physical Therapist competency checklist.
2. Performs documentation in a timely and efficient manner. This includes assessments, reassessments, progress notes, discharge summaries, patient and family education, staffing sheets, and transdisciplinary plan of care.
3. Performs initial assessments and develops a plan of care per the physician’s consult.
4. Evaluates the patient’s progress and modifies the plan of care as needed.
5. Maintains standards of patient care by reviewing documentation written by PTA's in the medical record and by demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary in providing care from the young adult to geriatric population. Adapts or modifies techniques as needed (especially in regards to: positioning, limitations in joint range, arthritic conditions, decreased balance, decreased endurance, degeneration, integumentary defects and previous functional levels).
6. Demonstrates the ability to maintain an appropriate patient caseload, effectively schedules patient's treatment sessions, and maintains patient's records and charges.

REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from an accredited school

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

1. Licensed Physical Therapist in state where currently practicing
2. Current BLS certification
3. Current ACLS preferred

EXPERIENCE:

• 1-3 yrs in Hospital

MUST HAVE:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from an accredited school

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

1. Licensed Physical Therapist in state where currently practicing
2. Current BLS certification

Contact:

For any reason, you are not able to submit your resume or for any further information, please call our Candidate Help Desk at 973-679-5005 or email your resume at recruiter at makrohealth.com , We shall be happy to help you.

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