Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

• Practices safe, effective, and appropriate Physical Therapy care in accordance with UHC protocols and policies and the Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy regulations.
• Evaluates and treats patients in accordance with appropriate and evidence-based Physical Therapy practice.
• Determines needs for care with consideration for age-specific, activity, functional needs, and patient goals.
• Provides individualized education and treatment plans for each patient and provides ongoing care and support to patients as needed.
• Provides care using clinically appropriate therapeutic interventions to ensure the patient's ongoing improvement, return to function and patient goal acquisition.
• Documents encounters thoroughly in a concise, timely, detailed, and informative manner using electronic medical record and any other accompanying documentation as needed.
• Uses motivational interviewing, patient education, and excellence in practice to help develop therapeutic alliance, patient resilience and empowerment, and promotion/maintenance of health, fitness and wellness.
• Provides high quality evidence-based care with proficiency in foundational areas along with specialized knowledge and skills in domains where clinician is passionate.
• Effectively addresses and documents concerns of patients and family.
• Consults with prescribing physician appropriately and as needed.

• Provides age appropriate and condition specific education to patients, UHC staff, student groups on campus, and other groups on topics including pain, injury prevention, ergonomics, postural restoration, integrative wellness, and other topics promoting physical health and wellness.
• Supports a learning environment for patients that foster achievement of defined individual rehabilitation goals.
• Provides information on injury prevention as part of treatment plan.
• Ensures that appropriate patient education materials are readily available.
• Uses contacts with students as an opportunity for health promotion, wellness and education. Utilizes secure messaging and approved education handouts to assist with patient education.
• Documents education provided.

• Communicates with and integrates into a team. Facilitates a healthy work environment that is respectful, collaborative, keeps colleagues accountable, and seeks to build others up for the betterment of the department and organization.
• Active engagement and participation in new employee and Physical Therapy student internship preceptorship and training.
• Participates in process improvement.
• Attends and participates in committee and staff meetings.
• Advises UHC clinical staff on patient care management, techniques, treatment options, therapy recommendations, and patient care in a collaborative treatment model.
• Leads by example with a strong work ethic and mission to provide excellence in care and devotion to helping internal and external customers.
• Will act on behalf of the department during the absence of the Manager.
• Contributes to culture of service excellence.

• Obtains appropriate continuing education credits as a requirement in maintaining license and professional certifications.
• Active engagement and participation in professional development opportunities in department and organization (e.g.: lunch-n-learns, research article review/discussion, group/department Physical Therapy staff learning and practice of skills/techniques/exam/treatments, peer reviews).