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Goodwin Living Physical Therapist in United States
Celebrated as the #1 Top Workplace in the D.C. region for 2023 by The Washington Post, Goodwin Living is more than a team – it's a global family of individuals who represent more than 65 countries.
Why Our Team Members Vote Us #1
Goodwin Living ranks #1 thanks to team members who respond to an annual survey conducted by a neutral, third-party resource. Here are some reasons they honor us with this ranking:
Embracing Diversity: Our strength is in our diverse team from over 65 countries, fostering an inclusive and vibrant culture that values every voice.
Growth and Opportunities: We bolster personal and professional development, offering myriad opportunities, from on-the-job training to mentorship programs and financial support, to help you reach your full potential.
Valuing Our Team Members: By prioritizing team member satisfaction, we create a fulfilling work environment with competitive benefits, work-life balance, and recognition programs, ensuring our team feels appreciated and valued.
About the Position
Assesses, plans, organizes, and administers rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
Job Duties
Maintain productivity standard averaging between 80-85% depending on location (GHA, GHBC, TVA).
Performs and documents an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
Plans, prepares, or carries out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
Records prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enters information into computer.
Identifies and documents goals, anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation.
Administers manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Tests and measures patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
Confers with the patient, medical practitioners, or other appropriate parties to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
Reviews physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
Qualifications
Education: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program
Experience: At least 2 years' experience as a physical therapist
Licenses/Certifications: Current Physical Therapist state license
Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication
Critical thinking
Time management
Judgment and decision making
Service orientation
Instructing
Active listening
Physical Requirements
Hearing: Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the phone.
Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the phone.
Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including visual examination of patient and reading information from printed sources and computer screens
Other: Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements. Must be able to withstand prolonged or considerable walking, standing, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching.
A sampling of our many benefits!
We’ve got you covered with incredible benefits, whether you work full-time, part-time, or PRN (as needed). Here’s a glimpse of what we offer to Full-Time team members:
Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
DailyPay: Work and get paid the same day!
Tuition Assistance for Career Development
Financial assistance with U.S. Citizenship application or DACA Renewal
Tutoring for ESL, Citizenship Test & GED
Staff Emergency Grants
Free Meals, Access to a Fitness Center, Pool, and More
About Goodwin Living
At Goodwin Living, we can all find work with purpose! As a nonprofit senior living and healthcare organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, we are driven by our mission: to support, honor and uplift the lives of older adults and those who care for them. Our commitment to our team members is written directly into that statement. We create an enriching and supportive work environment that has inspired our team members to vote us into the Washington Post Top Workplace rankings since 2019, and they made us #1 in 2023!
Goodwin Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an AARP Employer Pledge Signer. We take pride in our inclusive work culture that values diversity and fosters talent. With us, you are more than just a team member; you are part of a community committed to excellence and continuous learning