Physical Therapist
Company: NAPA Center Inc
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
: Physical Therapists provide services to develop, enhance or
restore functional capacity of clients whose abilities to cope with
the tasks of daily living are threatened or impaired by physical
illness or injury, psychosocial disabilities, aging process or by
developmental deficits. Physical Therapists at NAPA Center provide
skillful intervention to infants, toddlers, children, and
adolescents with disorders that affect development of motor and
behavioral skills within the professional scope of practice. The
role will require all therapists to work as part of a
multi-disciplinary team. Requirements:
- Minimum qualifications include completion of at least a
Bachelor of Applied Science or Physical Therapy degree, from an
accredited University.
- Strong clinical experience - at least 2 years post graduate
physical therapy experience preferred, preferably in a pediatric
setting with exposure to children and/or young adults with complex
disabilities.
- Background clearance with DOJ and FBI.
- Annual TB test clearance.
- CPR and First Aid certificates.
- Current registration with the appropriate licensing board.
- Good physical health and fitness, including the ability to
frequently perform, on a daily basis, the following movements over
a 6-8 hour period without experiencing pain or abnormal
fatigue:
- Lift, push or pull up to and including 50 pounds with hands and
wrists as therapeutic handling is manually intensive
- Independently transfer dependent patients up to 85 pounds
- Independently offer contact guard assistance for ambulatory
patients of up to 125 pounds
- Maintain extended periods of standing and/or sitting on the
floor for up to 7 hours per day
- Move from floor to standing position back to floor frequently
(6-7 hours) throughout the day
- Create a safe, professional, and supportive environment where
clients, families and colleagues feel empowered to succeed.
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively with clients
and other medical professionals.
- Display a level of professional empathy towards clients and the
ability to develop rapport. Maintain appropriate professional
boundaries with clients and their families.
- Exercise discipline by completing all documentation, reporting
requirements and training in an accurate and timely manner.
- Team player that can demonstrate the values for working as part
of multi-disciplinary team to advance a client's needs.
- Demonstrates the ability to take on additional responsibilities
with time, including assessment and development of treatment plans
for more complex cases, supervision of therapy aides/volunteers and
additional clinic responsibilities.
- Ability to travel for periods of time for training/treating may
be required. Responsibilities:
- Treatment of motor deficits and functional impairments or
difficulties primarily in the pediatric population.
- Possess general knowledge of child development to assess and
refer families to other disciplines when appropriate.
- Assess a client's physical condition using a variety of
standardized tools to determine a plan for treatment.
- Utilize multiple frames of reference to inform practice
including but not limited to: neurodevelopmental, developmental
biomechanical, sensory integration, motor learning, cognitive, and
rehabilitation.
- Create tailored treatment plans to address client's
limitations, taking into account their age, abilities and other
medical/physical factors.
- Apply a range of physical therapy techniques to address
presented conditions (including tailored exercises, passive and
active stretching, gait analysis and training).
- Patient/caregiver training in the use of assistive technology
devices, mobility devices, orthotic or prosthetic devices.
- Prescribe home exercise programs for patient/caregiver to
promote carryover and continued progress in the community.
- Adapt environments and processes to enhance functional
performance of clients.
- Actively participate in professional development including
continuing education opportunities provided through the
organization, from outside providers, as well as through
opportunities offered as part of regular clinical supervision.
- Maintain impeccable documentation. Ensure that treatment notes
are recorded accurately and timely in the electronic health record
system, according to the policies of NAPA.
- Report writing including but not limited to evaluations,
progress reports, school district IEP reports, assistive
technology.
- Act as a member of an interdisciplinary team to create a
comprehensive developmental approach to client-centered care.
- Develop rapport with clients to build a relationship of trust
and mutual respect.
- Work closely with administrative staff to manage the schedule
and ensure that time is being used productively.
- Provide input into the development of clinical practices and
procedures.
- Act in accordance with all company, legal and industry policies
and ethics.
- Comply with all professional development requirements for
maintenance of registration as a Physical Therapist with the
appropriate licensing board.
- Work in a healthy and safe manner and encourage others to do
the same. Company Values: All NAPA Center employees must
demonstrate the company's core values which include:
- Love -NAPA is a family business built on the love that parents
have for their children. Embody NAPA's spirit of love through kind
actions, warmth and communication used every day.
- Share - strive to collaborate and educate as part of the NAPA
team, so that our clients and their families leave NAPA with
positivity and hope.
- Grow - evolve, engage and continue to learn, from our clients,
our colleagues and our industry so that we truly offer the best
therapy possible.
- Hope - believe in the potential of every child and commit to
helping them succeed, giving families hope when others have failed.
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Keywords: NAPA Center Inc, Austin , Physical Therapist, Healthcare , Austin, Texas
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