Join Our Team as a Full-Time Physical Therapist at UPMC Chautauqua!
UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown, NY is seeking a dedicated, compassionate Full-Time Physical Therapist to join our team. This Monday–Friday day shift position with occasional Saturday mornings and rotating holiday coverage offers the chance to make a real impact through acute care physical therapy, with potential opportunities in outpatient care. As a valued member of our rehab team, you’ll assess and treat patients, develop personalized care plans, and play a key role in helping individuals regain strength, mobility, and independence.
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In this role, there will be the opportunity to-
Communicate patient’s status to the referring physician and other health care team members. Serve as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students as well as residents and fellows in a specialty area of physical therapy. Maintain professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registration renewal. Perform physical therapy assessment, reassessment, and treatment and supervise physical therapist assistants in the treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic. Develop plan of care, including goals and treatment plan, in accordance with physician referral, nature of injury/illness, and results of physical therapy assessment. Modify or adjust plan of care based on patient’s response to treatment and/or changes in patient’s status. Work PTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status changes. Rotate through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs. Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and in-service education programs. Maintain written documentation for all physical therapy services rendered, including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary, consistent with department standards. Co-sign physical therapist assistant documentation biweekly. Complete necessary charge and statistical information to accurately reflect the service rendered to the patient. Provide verbal and/or written home instructions to patient and/or family members when applicable. Schedule patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.