Outpatient Physical Therapist

Outpatient Physical Therapist

Join Lexington Medical Center as an Outpatient Physical Therapist.

• Irmo
• Lexington
• Northeast Columbia
• West Columbia
• Blythewood

M-Thurs 7a-6p, Fri 7a-1pm. Flexible hours.

$10,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607‑bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Perform professional outpatient physical therapy services that are concerned with the restoration of function and prevention of disability following trauma or disease. Service may include various tests, measurements, exercises and modalities.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Science Degree or Higher in Physical Therapy, or graduate of a PT program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or other program considered equivalent by the South Carolina board.
• Experience:
  
  None required.
• Licensure:
  Licensed by the SC State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
• CPR Certification.

• Provides direct physical therapy to patients upon referral by a physician, or advanced practice provider.
• Demonstrates age specific competence to provide developmentally appropriate care for infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations.
• Evaluates patients using physical therapy tests and measurements such as muscle testing, functional ability, range of motion and neurological testing.
• Develops treatment plans.
• Administers treatments designed to relieve pain, develop or restore function and maintain maximum performance using therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and modalities.
• Documents treatment data, progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries.
• Instructs patients and families in home programs.
• Supervises and monitors plan of care when carried out by a physical therapist assistant.
• Represents the department and communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Consults with other professionals regarding patients’ physical therapy plan of care.
• Takes orders from physicians’ offices and hospital patient care team.
• Schedules patients as needed.
• Represents department in meetings and provides in‑service classes to other departments.
• Assists in providing clinical supervision of physical therapist assistants and students.

• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisors, or authorized personnel as required in an emergency.
• Uses effective time management to complete patient care assignments and meet departmental productivity standards.
• Demonstrates sound professional judgement in accordance with the state physical therapy practice act, hospital, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Assesses treatment process and acts according to acceptable standards of practice and departmental policies.
• Participates in professional activities for continued self‑development.
• Meets deadlines and commitments with minimal supervision.
• Uses safe techniques and patient handling equipment for protection of patients and self.
• Demonstrates competence in safe delivery of care.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and excellent customer service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co‑workers.
• Demonstrates teamwork, courtesy, compassion and respect, conforming to the Service…