Physical Therapist - 4 Locations within NF/SG VAHS
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Primary function is direct patient care. Plans, develops, and implements comprehensive, routine treatment programs for individual patients or groups of patients to relieve pain, restore or enhance performance, and maximize ability to function as employees at this level serving as a entry level PT. Performs appropriate assessments, evaluations, and treatments, involved in the prevention of physical disability, movement dysfunction, and pain resulting from injury, disease, disability, or other health-related conditions.
Additional functions include the interpretation of tests and measurements to assess normal parameters of physiological functions as well as pathophysiological, pathomechanical, electrophysiological, ergonomic, and developmental deficits of bodily systems to determine diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
This physical therapist works with patients to identify any of a variety of possible impediments, including safety hazards, access problems, and home or office design barriers. The physical therapist will suggest modifications to the environment (e.g., grab bars in the shower, ramps, raised toilet seats, increased lighting) that will allow the patient/client to improve functioning in the home, workplace, and other settings.The incumbent provides patient care/support services to a population of patients, young adult to geriatric, which is characterized by a significant number of older male patients.Duties include but may not be limited to:
- Evaluates and assesses patients, as assigned, to determine the treatment course to be followed.
- Performs tests and measurements of muscles, nerves, range of motion, posture, strength, ambulation, circulatory, and respiratory status using various mechanical and electrical means.
- Performs and interprets results of tests and measurement of the patient's condition for use in preparing and treatment plan, modifying treatment, and evaluating results of treatment.
- Also performs tests to determine existence of neurological disease or conditions. Carries out test procedures, determines kind and degree of muscular reaction to tests and interprets results of tests.
- Performs stimulation of the peripheral and central nervous systems as a non-invasive means of therapy for the control of chronic pain.
- Responsibilities include the performance and the planning, administration, and modification of therapeutic interventions that focus on posture, locomotion, strength, endurance, cardiopulmonary function, balance, coordination, joint mobility, flexibility, pain, healing and repair, and functional abilities in daily living skills, including work.
- Plans and implements a comprehensive treatment regimen designed to maximize functional potential of the patient, using a myriad of treatment modalities and procedures, including but not limited to therapeutic exercise, manual therapies, cryotherapy, heat therapy, neuromuscular facilitation, muscle re-education, electrical stimulation, sensory integration techniques, positioning, application of assistive devices and joint protection techniques, and works toward goals established.
- To meet specific and individualized needs and goals for patients with multiple physical/functional problems, frequently changing/modifying treatment plans, coordinates and employs simultaneously several treatment plans, coordinates and employs simultaneously several treatment approaches to accomplish desired treatment objectives.
- Works effectively with treatment team members and other health care providers in coordinating the patient's total care.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD51293F and PD51292F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
