About this role
Location Detail: 765 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport (10411)
Sign On Bonus Eligible
Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day
Are you passionate about helping patients regain mobility, independence, and confidence? Join our team as a Physical Therapist and partner with patients across their rehabilitation journey, delivering personalized care that improves quality of life and helps people achieve their goals.
As a Physical Therapist, you'll use your clinical expertise to evaluate, develop, and implement individualized treatment plans while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes. Whether working in home care, outpatient, inpatient, skilled nursing, or assisted living settings, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting difference every day.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate patients' functional abilities, mobility, strength, balance, coordination, gait, endurance, and pain levels.
- Develop individualized treatment plans designed to maximize movement, safety, and independence.
- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including exercise, manual techniques, and therapeutic modalities.
- Monitor progress and modify treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Educate patients and caregivers on treatment plans, precautions, equipment, and strategies for continued success.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation professionals, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Support smooth transitions of care and discharge planning.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation.
- Serve as a mentor and clinical resource for Physical Therapist Assistants, students, and support staff as appropriate.
Why You'll Love This Role
- Make a direct impact on patients' recovery and quality of life.
- Build meaningful relationships with patients and families.
- Work alongside a collaborative, patient-centered interdisciplinary team.
- Utilize your clinical judgment and autonomy to develop treatment strategies.
- Grow professionally through continuing education and ongoing development opportunities.
- Practice in a culture committed to integrity, caring, excellence, and safety.
Qualifications
- PT experience required
- Graduate of Physical Therapy Program from an accredited American Physical Therapy Association school, BS degree or entry level master's degree
- Active CT PT license
- CPR certification required at time of start.