Physical Therapist / Physiotherapist
Requirements:
Degree: Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy (from an accredited university)
Competent physical therapy skills required, good computer skills including email (required), Word (useful), and Excel (useful)
Experience: minimum of two years of experience as a licensed / certified physical therapist. At least one year of experience working with musculoskeletal issues in an outpatient setting is preferred.
Region: Asia-Pacific
Country: Papua New Guinea
Location: Support Center
Salary: None – Financial support raising required
Purpose: The purpose of NTM PNG is to assist the local church in the effort of planting churches among least reached people groups. Physical therapists play an important role on the church planting team by providing for the health care needs of missionaries locally and in remote locations. They also impact the local community by caring for the medical needs of many local citizen workers. As a physical therapist you will assist the medical staff and clinic in providing care to missionaries and local citizens by using physical therapy, hands-on treatment and modalities when necessary, as well as education of therapeutic exercises and proper body mechanics/ergonomics pertinent to their diagnosis. You may be asked to treat a wide assortment of diagnoses, ranging from orthopaedic to neurological and possibly pediatric patients with various developmental delays.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and treat various diagnoses
- Proper and accurate documentation
- Develop plan of care
- Timely reassessments
- Properly educate patients, provide home exercise programs when needed
- Deliver various modalities (Ultrasound, Electrical Stimulation, TENS, Therapeutic Massage, Hot/Cold Packs) when needed
- Utilize manual mobilization techniques when needed
- Effectively communicate with medical staff
- Based on experience, training and staffing levels; medical clinic personnel may be asked to cover other responsibilities within the clinic.
Duration: 1 Year
- Career
People Needed: 1
Priority: Urgent
This position is available for either Associate Members or Career Members of Ethnos360. It is high priority.