Physical Therapist - Marshall Psychiatry at Mildred Mitchell Bateman Hospital

Job description

Job Responsibilities: • Conduct comprehensive physical therapy evaluations to assess mobility, strength, balance, and functional physical limitations within an inpatient psychiatric setting. • Develop and implement individualized physical rehabilitation care plans that align with the patient’s overall psychiatric treatment goals and behavioral constraints. • Address physical symptoms commonly associated with serious mental illness and psychotropic medications, such as tremors, catatonia, extra pyramidal side effects, and metabolic changes. • Provide safe, trauma-informed manual therapy and therapeutic exercises, maintaining deep awareness of de-escalation protocols and behavioral triggers. • Lead individual or group therapeutic movement, posture, and body awareness sessions designed to reduce patient anxiety, manage somatic pain, and improve overall physical well-being. • Collaborate actively with the interdisciplinary psychiatric team—including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and recreational therapists to coordinate holistic patient care. • Assess the need for, prescribe, and train patients and unit staff on the safe use of assistive devices, orthotics, or adaptive mobility equipment. • Maintain timely, legally compliant clinical documentation and daily progress notes in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system according to facility and regulatory standards. • Participate in crisis intervention and milieu management as required, ensuring a safe physical environment for both patients and healthcare staff. • Educate patients, families, and designated caregivers on post-discharge physical wellness strategies and safely transferring mobility goals back into the community. • Engage in quality improvement initiatives, safety audits, and peer reviews to optimize rehabilitative outcomes and minimize physical injury risks within Education: Graduate from a School of Physical Therapy which is approved by the American Physical Therapy Association Accreditation Board. Successful completion of State Board Examination of West Virginia. Possess a current state of West Virginia license or Temporary license. Once licensed must maintain current licensure requirements. Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness. Internal applicants must call HR at ext. 11653 to determine eligibility before applying.