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Also called acute care physical therapist, acute physical therapist, cardiopulmonary physical therapist and geriatric physical therapist.
$102,760
Median pay a year
267,330
People do this work
6
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Physical Therapist
1 certification
Summary
Physical therapist assessing and planning rehabilitative programs to improve mobility, relieve pain, and increase strength for patients with disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury
Experience
Physical Therapist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Planned, prepared, and carried out individually designed programs of physical treatment to restore physical functioning for patients
Performed and documented initial exams, evaluating data to identify problems and determine diagnoses prior to intervention
Recorded prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or entered information into computer systems
Instructed patients and families in treatment procedures to be continued at home for ongoing recovery
Evaluated effects of treatment at various stages and adjusted treatments to achieve maximum benefit for patients
Administered manual exercises, massage, or traction to relieve pain and increase patient strength in clinical settings
Conferred with patients and medical practitioners to plan, implement, or assess intervention programs for effective care
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
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Planned and implemented individualized treatment programsPerformed initial exams and evaluated patient dataDocumented prognosis and treatment progress in chartsInstructed patients and families on home treatmentEvaluated treatment effects and adjusted as neededConferred with medical practitioners to assess interventions
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Planned and implemented individualized treatment programs tailored to patient needs
Documented prognosis and treatment progress in patient charts to ensure accurate records
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Planned and implemented individualized treatment programs for several patients each week
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Several patients each weekA diverse group of patientsMultiple cases at once
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Documented prognosis and treatment progress in patient charts to ensure accurate records
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Helped track patient recovery betterImproved communication with other staffEnsured timely adjustments to treatment
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Recording medical histories
Referring patients
Examining patients
Analyzing patient data
Treating patients with physical therapy
Processing healthcare paperwork
Conducting research
Monitoring patient progress
Testing heart or lung function
Evaluating patient outcomes
Developing medical treatment plans
Establishing treatment goals
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What a Physical Therapist does
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Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
What it pays
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$86,160
Median
$102,760
75th percentile
$121,160
About 267,330 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$101,500
$115,280
$129,760
AL
$81,850
$97,290
$115,210
AR
$81,260
$99,010
$111,470
AZ
$89,710
$103,220
$121,100
CA
$100,790
$124,190
$141,260
CO
$83,320
$102,030
$118,980
CT
$96,560
$104,360
$113,360
DC
$95,940
$101,640
$128,750
DE
$92,980
$102,050
$124,550
FL
$83,650
$101,040
$107,520
GA
$83,770
$102,700
$120,610
HI
$93,600
$101,700
$117,910
IA
$78,810
$97,560
$106,070
ID
$84,820
$99,000
$104,640
IL
$95,940
$105,250
$122,920
IN
$82,540
$101,560
$114,800
KS
$78,680
$98,290
$107,780
KY
$80,990
$100,710
$114,820
LA
$77,740
$98,530
$109,650
MA
$94,750
$103,790
$121,710
MD
$96,880
$106,890
$125,440
ME
$85,150
$99,720
$105,000
MI
$86,120
$100,900
$108,760
MN
$94,820
$102,010
$107,160
MO
$80,910
$99,310
$109,880
MS
$83,200
$99,990
$107,130
MT
$81,250
$91,450
$103,480
NC
$84,080
$99,910
$110,330
ND
$79,080
$85,330
$103,120
NE
$80,540
$97,090
$107,490
NH
$83,290
$99,850
$107,250
NJ
$96,730
$112,140
$129,780
NM
$89,440
$106,880
$128,110
NV
$98,100
$111,250
$134,420
NY
$81,470
$100,660
$121,270
OH
$84,590
$103,050
$113,260
OK
$78,690
$98,590
$110,820
OR
$90,370
$103,510
$126,520
PA
$82,320
$101,380
$116,650
PR
$49,540
$60,250
$66,750
RI
$88,120
$99,400
$113,840
SC
$81,850
$101,330
$111,860
SD
$82,380
$92,660
$103,630
TN
$80,930
$100,140
$111,140
TX
$88,620
$105,810
$127,290
UT
$80,870
$99,880
$109,480
VA
$84,110
$101,450
$118,670
VT
$81,080
$97,970
$103,810
WA
$92,490
$105,950
$129,390
WI
$88,320
$101,840
$114,070
WV
$77,860
$96,600
$109,410
WY
$82,940
$100,400
$117,000
Other names
Other names for this job
acute care physical therapist, acute physical therapist, cardiopulmonary physical therapist, geriatric physical therapist, home care physical therapist, home health physical therapist, inpatient physical therapist, licensed physical therapist, LPT, orthopedic physical therapist, outpatient orthopedics physical therapist, outpatient physical therapist.
More names for this work
outpatient travel physical therapist, pediatric physical therapist, pulmonary physical therapist, registered physical therapist, RPT, school physical therapist, skilled nursing facility physical therapist, sports physical therapist, therapist, travel physical therapist, kinesiotherapist, physiotherapist, acute care pt, acute pt, cardiopulmonary pt, doctor of physical therapy, dpt, geriatric pt, home care pt, home health pt, inpatient pt, orthopedic pt, outpatient ortho pt, outpatient pt, outpatient travel pt, pediatric pt, pulmonary pt, snf pt, sports pt, travel pt.
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65B Physical Therapy
0873 Physical Therapist
42B1Z Physical Therapist, Special Warfare
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