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Physical Therapist Duties, Skills & Responsibilities: a Guide for Employers

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When hiring Physical Therapists, it’s important to properly describe the job opening with the duties, skills and responsibilities of the role. We’ve compiled a guide to Physical Therapist Duties, Skills & Responsibilities using data from actual job postings on Indeed.

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Popular Physical Therapist Duties and Skills

Here are some commonly found skills and other specifications in job postings for Physical Therapists.

Physical Therapy License

  • Definition : License issued to individuals who satisfy the education, experience, and exam requirements defined by state licensing bodies and the FSBPT (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy).
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 36.5% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Master's degree

  • Definition : Degree awarded to students by universities or colleges at the completion of a post-bachelor's degree course of study. A master's degree is considered more advanced than a bachelor's degree. May be awarded as part of a PhD.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 15.2% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Doctoral degree

  • Definition : Terminal degree awarded by universities or colleges at the completion of an advanced, research-focused course of study. A Doctoral Degree enables the holder to teach at high levels in universities or colleges, or to work in other specialized professional roles.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 10.1% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Acute care

  • Definition : Experience with acute care, a form of short term intensive care for individuals suffering from severe injuries or illnesses.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 3.7% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Medical terminology

  • Definition : Knowledge of or experience with medical terminology.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 2.3% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Pediatrics

  • Definition : Skill in or experience with providing medical care to infants, children, or adolescents.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.9% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Hospital experience

  • Definition : Skill or experience working in a hospital in an administrative or clinical capacity.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.4% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.

Anatomy knowledge

  • Definition : Knowledge of or experience with human or animal anatomy.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.2% of Physical Therapist job postings on Indeed.
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