Therapist-PT PB Rehab to You
Company: Powerback Rehabilitation
Location: Denver
Posted on: April 15, 2025
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Job Description:
Overview: At Powerback, we're on a mission to improve lives. As
the leader in physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory
therapies, we help older adults stay active and thrive while
providing essential therapy for children at home and in school.
With over 38 years of trusted service, our reach spans skilled
nursing centers, assisted and independent living facilities,
outpatient clinics, and home-based care. We're proud to deliver
personalized care exactly where and when it's needed most.
Join an industry-leading team that restores hope and makes a
lasting impact. If you're passionate about making a meaningful
difference and want to be part of the future of rehabilitation and
wellness, Powerback is the place for you.
Why Powerback?
Responsibilities: Powerback is a new way of delivering recovery,
rehabilitation, respiratory, and wellness services to patients
across the nation. We deliver an empowered approach to achieving
your full potential by providing integrated and individualized
solutions. Our reimagined approach to rehabilitation connects
directly to the patient experience, which is centered on
transforming the road to recovery for everyone and helping patients
get their power back. It's patient-centered care that provides a
sustainable way of feeling better, moving better, breathing better,
and living better.
The Physical Therapist will primarily provide outpatient
rehabilitation services in an in-home setting for the older adult
population. The in-home setting could be a patient's private
residence or in a patient's room in an independent living facility.
Powerback Rehabilitation To You allows the Physical Therapist to
evaluate and treat in the most functional environment which is the
patient's home. The Physical Therapist assesses the need for,
develops, and delivers physical therapy programs to facilitate
rehabilitation. The Physical Therapist identifies the need for and
makes referral(s) to other disciplines to address the comprehensive
needs of patients. They implement individualized therapy programs
designed to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. In
addition, the Physical Therapist instructs, educates and trains
patients and caregivers in those skills and functions essential for
promoting independence and productivity, in order to diminish or
correct pathology. They direct activities to promote and maintain
health. This position provides a flexible schedule and work
environment in various settings.
1. As necessary or applicable, supervision of Physical Therapy
Assistants, temporary licensees, students and support personnel in
accordance with state licensure requirements and professional
standards.
2. Responsible for adherence to department and patient treatment
schedule, timely clinical and billing documentation requirements as
well as work related meetings.
3. Attends and contributes to patient care, staffing conferences
and other related meetings.
4. Makes referrals to other disciplines and agencies in order to
address the comprehensive needs of the patient.
5. Consults with other members of the rehabilitation team to select
the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the needs
and capabilities of each patient.
6. Adapts program and/or plan of care according to the needs of the
individual patient.
7. Promotes a safe environment and enforces the elimination of fire
and safety hazards.
8. Orders supplies and equipment as necessary.
9. Cleans, maintains, identifies, and reports the need for repair
of equipment as necessary.
10. Puts patient service first: ensures that patients and families
receive the highest quality of service in a caring and
compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs
and rights.
11.Screens, examines and evaluates patients, including history,
systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures,
synthesis information and interprets examination findings in order
to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the
predicted level of improvement and the time required to achieve it,
identify precautions/contraindications and design and plan of care.
Develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration
with the patient and caregivers, implements the physical therapy
treatment plan, and completes all related documentation and record
keeping regarding these services. Services include but are not
limited to application of therapeutic techniques in areas such
as:
Therapeutic exercise including aerobic capacity conditioning,
balance coordination, agility training, body mechanics and postural
stabilization, flexibility exercises, gait and locomotion training,
neuromotor development training, relaxation, strength, power, and
endurance training
Functional training
Manual therapy
Airway clearance techniques
Integumentary repair and protection
Use of electrotherapeutic, physical agent and mechanical
modalities
Health and Wellness
Education on Chronic Disease Management
Falls Assessment and Interventions to reduce fall risk
Case Management in the home and community
12. Designs, fabricates, fits and/or applies adaptive devices, and
trains patients in the use of adaptive devices included orthotics
and prosthetics.
13. Selects appropriate activities suited to the individual's
physical and mental capacity, intelligence level and interest.
14. Instructs patient in the skills and techniques required for
participation in mobility activities and evaluates patient
progress, attitudes, and behavior as related to rehabilitative
potential.
15. Performs routine reexamination as needed/required to
modify/progress plan of treatment.
16. Incorporates health and wellness programming into treatment
plans for patients.
17. Performs home and community mobility assessments and provides
recommendations for safe mobility in the home and community
space.
18. Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications: 1. Must have a valid Physical Therapy license in
the state(s) of practice, or proof of license eligibility; and
2. They must have a Master's degree in Physical Therapy; or
3. They must have a Master's degree in a Physical Therapy related
field in addition to a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy;
or
4. They must have a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy plus 5
years of progressively responsible PT experience.
5. The qualifying Physical Therapy degree earned outside of the
U.S. must be evaluated to be the U.S. equivalent to a degree in
Physical Therapy.
6. Must have a valid driver's license or reliable, independent
transportation to and from the patients' residence
Posted Salary Range: USD $62.00 - USD $62.00 /Hr.
Keywords: Powerback Rehabilitation, Denver , Therapist-PT PB Rehab to You, Healthcare , Denver, Colorado
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