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Is it your calling to serve our Nation’s Heroes? Avosys is seeking a Pyshical Therapist to provide outpatient services to the military and their families at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

• Maximize family time with no weekend, Holiday, or on-call requirements
• Maintain work-life balance with guaranteed 8-hour shifts
• Take advantage of our competitive, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability & 401(k)

• Perform a full range of physical therapist services in accordance with the scope of clinical privileges granted by the Commanding Officer.
• Provide appropriate therapeutic procedures and provide a full range of therapy services in support of direct access (walk-in) patients and patient referrals from the following specialties: Orthopedics, General Medicine and Surgery, Primary Care Clinic, Rheumatology and other referrals approved by Department Head/Division Officer.
• Test and measure the patient's strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and/or respiratory and circulatory efficiency. Record findings to develop or revise treatment programs.
• Plan and prepare written treatment programs based on an evaluation of the patient with realistic and documented treatment goals.
• Administer manual therapy, to include manipulation of the spine and extremities, and provide exercises to improve and maintain function.
• Instruct, motivate, and assist patients in performing various physical activities, such as ambulatory functional activities. Daily living activities, and in use of assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Administer treatments involving application of physical agents, using electrical stimulation devices, iontophoresis/hybresis units, moist heat packs, ice packs, and ultrasound machines. Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Administer soft tissue mobilization, as well as joint mobilization and manipulation, 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.
• Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home. Evaluate, fit, and adjust prosthetic and orthotic devices and recommend modification as required.
• 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.

• Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from a Physical Therapy program acceptable to the USAF Surgeon General and accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
• Working knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.
• Experience as a physical therapist, licensed practitioner for at least 24 months in an outpatient orthopedic clinical settings within the last 36 months.

• A current, unrestricted license to practice Physical Therapy in any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or U.S. Virgin Islands. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a State Board or national licensing/certification agency.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).

Industry: Defense

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Background Check: Required

Current Clearance Level Required: None

Telework: No

Travel: No

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this on-line application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact (210) 888-0775 or Jobs@Avosys.com for assistance.