Physical Therapist

Home Health:
Full or Part Time Physical Therapist for evals and PTA supervision

Community Health Network: At CHN we strive to provide our adults and youth with nothing but the best care. With each day comes a reward of knowing you have touched one’s heart, and are on your way to making a positive difference. CHN is currently looking for a Part Time or Full Time Physical Therapist in Wayne and Stark Counties. If you have a passion for working one on one with people and are interested in helping us to better serve people with disabilities, we’d like to talk with you.

• Competitive starting wage
• Open and direct communication with your supervisors
• Meaningful, patient centered work
• Mileage reimbursement

• Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages; initiating traction; applying physical agents; directing treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains patient confidence by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Other duties as assigned

• Current licensure in good standing with the OTPTAT licensing board
• Professional work experience in related setting

Stark County

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Current license in good standing with the OTPTAT licensing board
• BLS for Healthcare Providers
  • American Heart or Red Cross
• Driver’s license
• Two professional references
• Auto insurance
  
  Social Security Card