**Location: METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER** **Biweekly Hours: 60.00** **Shift: 7:30a - 6:00p, three ten hour shifts, variable days** Primary Patient Population: Lymphedema Patients For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities. **Join the Outpatient Physical Therapy department at MetroHealth!** _Primary skills utilized/learned:_ + Evaluates and treats patients by physical measures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitation procedures (with or without assistive devices) for the purpose of preventing, correcting, or alleviating disabilities. + Patients may include neonates through the geriatric population. + Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The MetroHealth System. **MetroHealth offers industry-leading benefits, including tuition reimbursement, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).** _Required Qualifications:_ + Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or post-graduate certificate in Physical Therapy from a school accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) + Holds a Physical Therapist licensure in the State of Ohio Possesses current BLS certification, or obtains within 90 days of hire + Ability to travel to satellite locations. _Preferred Qualifications:_ + Membership in the APTA + Holds active certification as a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) _Physical Requirements:_ + Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling during ambulation and/or gait training. + Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm or leg during exercise program. + Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient’s pulse. + Visual acuity to observe patient’s gross movement, gait, etc., in order to analyze biomechanical problems. + Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families who may not be able to read. + Ability to hear or understand patient’s description of symptoms and response to treatment. + Frequently (25-75% of the time) performed tasks: Standing, sitting with and without back support, walking, reaching (overhead, forward, lateral, and low), crouching, balancing, lifting 5-25 pounds, carrying 5-10 pounds, and pushing up to 75 pounds + Occasionally (5-25% of the time) performed tasks: Stooping, climbing, lifting or moving 24-50 pounds, carrying 10-25 pounds, and operating power tools and machinery