JobsUSAPhysical Therapist
Company : Chenega Corporation
Location : San Antonio, TX, 78205
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Therapy
Occupation : Physical Therapist
Job Details
Fort Sam Houston TX
The Physical Therapist performs a full range of physical therapists services in accordance with the scope of clinical privileges granted by the treatment facility.
Responsibilities
- Effective, flexibility and proficient in-patient management in a busy and rapidly changing environment.
- React quickly to changes in complex patient presentation to ensure the safety of the patient in all situations.
- Prioritize and optimally dose specific interventions to improve function and safe mobility to prepare the patient for discharge.
- Able to analyze and interpret abstract and concrete data, evaluate outcomes, and problem-solve within scope.
- Ability to read and interpret Doctor s daily notes from medical rounds.
- Demonstrate knowledge of acute medical conditions and how these conditions could affect patient mobility.
- Plan and prepare written treatment programs based on an evaluation of the patient.
- Administer manual exercises to improve and maintain function.
- Instruct, motivate, and assist patients in performing various physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, daily living activities, and in use of assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Administer soft tissue mobilization, applying knowledge of mobilization techniques and body physiology.
- Administer traction to relieve pain, using traction equipment.
- Record treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart and/or automated systems.
- Coordinate treatment with physician and other staff members to obtain additional patient information, suggest revisions in treatment program and integrate physical therapy treatment with other aspects of the patient's health care. Contact referring physicians regarding patient care concerns, as required.
- Perform prevention and wellness activities, education, screening, and promote positive health behaviors.
- Provide required service within the rules and regulations of the Texas State board of Physical Therapy.
- Exercise professional judgment in administering treatment to the spectrum of physical therapy patients with neurological, general medical, post-surgical and orthopedic disorders.
- Design treatment plans to be implemented personally by the therapist or by civilian physical therapy assistants (PTAs) or military physical therapy technicians.
- Directly oversees the plan of care conducted by subordinate personnel.
- Take full responsibility for patient provided in assigned area regardless of whether they are personally providing the care or have utilized subordinate staff members.
- Provides professional guidance, counseling and evaluation and assist in directing activities and training of any assigned student.
- Interacts effectively with patients and healthcare professionals to maintain a high-quality standard of healthcare.
- Performs all duties with minimal supervision or guidance.
- Shall consult with the section chief for their assigned area and the Chief, Physical Therapy, BAMC when patient issues cannot be resolved at the section level.
- Performs as a clinical instructor, when requested, in full compliance with the guidelines established by the Texas chapter of the American Physical Therapy association for the mastery and assessment of clinical skills or according to other guidelines established by physical therapy school of the affiliating student.
- Performs through patient examinations appropriate for the condition for which the patient has sought physical therapy care or the purpose of provider referral. Examinations will encompass the full spectrum of physical therapist examination skills to adequately diagnose the cause of the patient's complaint.
- Plan and administers physical therapy to general medical and surgical patients with single and multiple disabilities such as fractures, sprains, hemiplegia, peripheral nerve injuries, and surgical reconstruction.
- Directly participates in all patient treatment and directly oversees any treatment applied by subordinate personnel.
- Executes a full range of treatment procedures using manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, gait training, manual muscle testing, and sparing application of modalities such as heat, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation.
- Evaluates and documents each patient's response to treatment on an ongoing basis. Tracks treatment as appropriate and executes ongoing discharge planning.
- Revise treatment plans when patients fail to respond or show adverse reactions to treatment.
- Makes timely and appropriate referrals to other Providers when medically indicated.
- Primary neuro-musculoskeletal care includes the exercise professional judgment in the evaluation, treatment, and referral of patients with musculoskeletal complaints. The physical therapist performing primary evaluations is a provider of primary care. Primary care practice requires knowledge of differential diagnose history taking, the carrying out of complex examinations procedures, the correlation of test results and measurements, and the prescribing of treatment. The parameters of practice include issuing profiles, placing personnel on quarters (e.g., bed rest), referring patients to other specialty clinics. When utilizing supports staff, a written plan of care must be furnished to the support staff describing all treatment tasks to the appropriate clinic personnel.
- Maintains proper medical records on all patients treated under this contract in accordance with AR 40-66. A copy of the regulation will be provided by the COR.
- Prepare any additional records or description of care if and when required, on behalf of the MTF, the medical Command, The Military health System, the Department of the Army, and the Department of Defense.
- Other duties as assigned
- Master's degree in physical therapy or Baccalaureate degree in physical therapy for graduates prior to January 1, 2002, from a college or university approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
- Two (2) years experience providing direct inpatient care in physical therapy.
- Two (2) years experience providing direct outpatient care in physical therapy.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license from any U.S. jurisdiction to practice as a physical therapist.
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) certification or specialization in orthopedic, sport and manual therapy is preferred
- Must effectively communicate with the interdisciplinary team to provide updates on the status of patients.
- Be able to ask questions when unsure of hospital equipment and be aware of one s own limitations in knowledge.
- Be able to establish rapport with families, patients, and health care teams and ensure that the patient and family are involved in all care.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
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