- Hourly / - BiWeekly /
- Monthly / $73,957.00-$119,492.00 Yearly
A Physical Therapist II is the full performance level of work at Maryland Department of Health (MDH) designated Court Involved (CI) Facilities providing physical therapy treatments to mentally ill, aged, physically ill or physically disabled patients, or developmentally disabled clients of State inpatient, residential or vocational rehabilitation treatment facilities or community-based programs in clinic, school or home settings. The work of this classification includes responsibility for the assessment, planning and implementation of clients’/patients’ physical therapy treatment. Employees in this classification do not supervise.
Employees in this classification
receive general supervision from a Physical Therapist Supervisor or other
licensed healthcare professional. Employees may be assigned to day,
evening, night or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends.
Employees may be subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing needs.
Employees are required to observe infection control precautions in order to
prevent contamination and spread of disease. Employees may be required to
physically restrain patients/clients displaying violent and aggressive
behavior. The work of the classification may require lifting and
positioning of nonambulatory patients/clients and lifting of wheelchairs and
other heavy equipment. The work may require long periods of standing,
walking, bending and reaching.
Positions in this classification are
evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of
this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a
position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work
sections of a class specification.
The Physical Therapist I and the
Physical Therapist II are differentiated on the basis of degree of supervisory
control exercised by the supervisor over these employees. The Physical
Therapist I performs duties in a community-based program under close
supervision at times and under general supervision at other times depending on
the complexity of the specific duty being performed. The Physical
Therapist II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities in a State
inpatient, residential or vocational rehabilitation treatment facility or
community-based program under general supervision. The Physical Therapist
II is differentiated from the Physical Therapist Institutional in that the
Physical Therapist Institutional performs duties in a State residential
treatment facility under close supervision at times and under general
supervision at other times depending on the complexity of the specific duty
being performed. The Physical Therapist II is differentiated from the
Physical Therapist III Lead and the Physical Therapist III Advanced in
that the Physical Therapist III Lead assigns, reviews and approves the work of
and trains lower-level Physical Therapists while the Physical Therapist III
Advanced functions as the sole Physical Therapist in a State facility or local
Health Department.
Administers physical therapy treatment
to patients;
Teaches home physical therapy programs
to patients and families and assists them in planning equipment for home use;
Studies, observes and records the
reactions and progress of clients/patients;
Evaluates assigned clients/patients in
order to determine appropriate treatment;
Develops and modifies physical therapy
programs based upon the needs of patients/clients;
Assists in clinical training of
physical therapy students;
Constructs and modifies adaptive
devices;
Treats patient/client with a variety
of physical therapy modalities, such as hydrotherapy, ultrasound, therapeutic
heat, electrotherapy, and cryotherapy;
Fits, adapts and instructs
patients/clients in the use of orthotic and prosthetic devices;
Completes evaluation, progress and
statistical reports concerning patient/client progress;
May order equipment and supplies;
May provide budget recommendations;
Performs other related duties.
Knowledge of the principles and
practices of physical therapy;
Knowledge of the use and care of
physical therapy equipment;
Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology
and kinesiology;
Knowledge of diseases and disabilities
and their etiology, pathology, complications and prognosis;
Knowledge of medical, surgical,
psychological and educational procedures used in the physical therapy treatment
of patients/clients;
Knowledge of medications and their
side effects;
Skill in recognizing changes in
patient/client progress;
Skill in adapting treatment to
patient/client needs;
Skill in motivating patients/clients;
Skill in using and caring for physical
therapy equipment;
Skill in fitting adapting prosthetic
and orthotic devices to the specific need of the patient/client;
Ability to plan, organize and direct
physical therapy treatments;
Ability to prepare and maintain
reports; Ability to communicate effectively with patients, clients, staff and
the public;
Ability to train physical therapy
students.
Education: Determined by
the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners under the licensing
requirements for Physical Therapists.
Experience: One year of experience as
a Physical Therapist.
Note: Candidates may substitute
U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in
Therapy classifications or Therapy specialty codes in the Physical Therapy
field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
1. Candidates for positions in this
classification must possess a current license as a Physical Therapist from the
Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, 4140 Patterson Avenue,
Baltimore, Maryland.
2. Employees in this classification
may be required to successfully complete and maintain current certification of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
3. Employees in this classification
may be assigned duties which require the operation of an automobile. Employees
assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s
license valid in the State of Maryland.
1. Employees in this classification
will be required to provide the employer with a phone number where they can be
reached.
2. Employees in this classification
are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland
Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.
Class specifications are broad
descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and
agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency
specifically address the essential job functions of each position.
This is a Professional Service
classification in the State Personnel Management System. All positions in
this classification are Professional Service positions. Some positions in
Professional Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in
accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
This classification is assigned to
Bargaining Unit E, Health Care Professional classes. As provided by State
Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary,
contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded
from collective bargaining. Additionally, certain executive branch
agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those
agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.
This classification is one level in a
Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) series. NCP promotions are promotions by
which employees may advance in grade and class level from trainee to full
performance levels in a classification series. In order to be
non-competitively promoted to the next level in a NCP series an employee
must: 1.) perform the main purpose of the class as defined in the Nature
of Work section of the class specification; 2.) receive the type of
supervision defined in the class specification, and 3.) meet the minimum
qualifications of the classification.