Physical Therapist - University Health Center - Physical Therapy

Health On University, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Schedule:

To be determined

JOB PURPOSE :

The Physical Therapist provides physical therapy services to patients/clients including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation, and communication. The Physical Therapist has mastered basic technical, manual, and organizational physical therapy skills. There is a focus on outcomes, and care is delivered using a systematic approach. The Physical Therapist must be able to evaluate the patient’s condition and develop an individualized plan tailored to each client based on the physician’s orders.

Help clients enhance strength, range of motion, flexibility, mechanical alignment and minimize pain or discomfort to improve function.

The primary goal of the El Rio Health Physical Therapist is to support El Rio’s Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides physical therapy services to patients.
• Performs a skilled evaluation through impairment testing with interpretation of the findings that relate to functional deficits.
• Assesses for muscle strength, mobility, gait, range of motion and pain and select appropriate treatment and assistive devices, instructing patient, family and/or caregivers on use of devices.
• Provided manual therapy, exercise therapy, postural training and retaining of musculoskeletal alignment and movement patterns.
• Reports client’s response to treatment or changes in condition to referring provider through written documentation and/or consultation.
• Counsels’ patient and family regarding treatments and modalities and programs.
• Prepare clinical and progress summaries.
• Maintains acceptable standards of patient care within the clinical area.
• Demonstrates and instructs patient/caregiver on body mechanics.
• Treats clients, families, and staff with courtesy and respect.
• Adheres to HIPAA and maintain client confidentiality.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and hygienic work environment in compliance with all Policies and Procedures including but not limited to work areas, workstations, examination rooms, hand washing, infection prevention and control etc. for this position
• Demonstrates an understanding of and proficiency with the application of all compliance and reporting requirements respective to Joint Commission Certification (JCC) standards.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in physical therapy from an accredited physical therapy program.
• One (1) years’ experience as a physical therapist. Community health, home health, outpatient, or acute care setting.

If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.

Required Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations:

• National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) and/or state examination required by the state of Arizona.
• Current Arizona State Physical Therapy license in good standing.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers.
• Level I fingerprint clearance card: current valid and in good standing or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.
• Employees in this position are required to have reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday. If an employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver’s license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.

Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities:

• Doctor of Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy program.
• Three (3) years’ experience as a physical therapist working in community health, home health, outpatient, or acute care setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with…