PHYSICAL MEDICINE

Manages and directs physical medicine and orthotic personnel, materiel, equipment, administration, and activities.

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Duties And Responsibilities Open Tab Button Duties And Responsibilities Plans, implements and manages the delivery of physical medicine and orthotic services in coordination with the chief physical medicine element or flight. Maintains standards of care and ethical conduct. Participates in planning, providing and evaluating patient care. Trains in exercise and activities of daily living. Conducts treatments utilizing special equipment, modalities and other treatment procedures. Fabricates splints and aid devices to protect or assist patient in achieving optimal independent physical function. Constructs orthoses for spinal, lower and upper limbs, casts and corrects shoes as prescribed by a privileged provider. Gathers and documents performance data. Observes, records, and reports patient responses to treatment. Assists therapist with evaluations, tests, measurements, procedures and wound and burn care. Performs, assists with, or manages physical medicine and orthotic administration of services and all related activities to assure effective and efficient delivery of patient care and programs. Supervises and conducts continuing education, in-service and upgrade training. Manages material and equipment. Recommends need for resource requirements. Submits annual budget. Ensures compliance with inspection and maintenance procedures, and safeguards equipment. Provides quality patient care in an ethical, legal, safe, sanitary, caring and efficient environment. SPECIALTY QUALIFICATIONS INFO Specialty Qualifications Open Tab Button Specialty Qualifications Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: sciences including physical, physiological, anatomical, social, and behavioral; basic and clinical sciences, including laboratory or other practical experience; testing and treatment procedures constituting scope of physical medicine and orthotic scope of practice; therapeutic modalities; orthotic laboratory equipment; medical terminology; communication skills and instruction methods; basic medical logistics procedures; administrative procedures; and medical ethics. Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school courses in biology and physical science is desirable. RELATED AIR GUARD CAREERS Related Air Guard Careers RELATED AIR GUARD CAREERS Bioenvironmental Engineering	UNITS DO I QUALIFY > Physical Medicine is available in the following units Every individual has a unique combination of abilities, experience and interests. This is where you tell us about yours, so the Air Guard can match you up with the career that's right for you. Gender Are you a US Citizen? Height " Valid Driver's License? Weight lbs. Peace Corps Service? Classes taken in high school or college (Click all that apply): Algebra Trigonometry Biology Physics Geometry English Chemistry Typing Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Scores (required): Mechanical Aptitude Electronics Aptitude Administrative Aptitude General Aptitude Do I Pre-Qualify

Duties And Responsibilities

Plans, implements and manages the delivery of physical medicine and orthotic services in coordination with the chief physical medicine element or flight. Maintains standards of care and ethical conduct. Participates in planning, providing and evaluating patient care. Trains in exercise and activities of daily living. Conducts treatments utilizing special equipment, modalities and other treatment procedures. Fabricates splints and aid devices to protect or assist patient in achieving optimal independent physical function. Constructs orthoses for spinal, lower and upper limbs, casts and corrects shoes as prescribed by a privileged provider. Gathers and documents performance data. Observes, records, and reports patient responses to treatment. Assists therapist with evaluations, tests, measurements, procedures and wound and burn care. Performs, assists with, or manages physical medicine and orthotic administration of services and all related activities to assure effective and efficient delivery of patient care and programs. Supervises and conducts continuing education, in-service and upgrade training. Manages material and equipment. Recommends need for resource requirements. Submits annual budget. Ensures compliance with inspection and maintenance procedures, and safeguards equipment. Provides quality patient care in an ethical, legal, safe, sanitary, caring and efficient environment.

SPECIALTY QUALIFICATIONS INFO

Specialty Qualifications

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Specialty Qualifications

Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: sciences including physical, physiological, anatomical, social, and behavioral; basic and clinical sciences, including laboratory or other practical experience; testing and treatment procedures constituting scope of physical medicine and orthotic scope of practice; therapeutic modalities; orthotic laboratory equipment; medical terminology; communication skills and instruction methods; basic medical logistics procedures; administrative procedures; and medical ethics.

Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school courses in biology and physical science is desirable.

RELATED AIR GUARD CAREERS

Related Air Guard Careers

RELATED AIR GUARD CAREERS

Bioenvironmental Engineering

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DO I QUALIFY >

Physical Medicine is available in the following units

Every individual has a unique combination of abilities, experience and interests. This is where you tell us about yours, so the Air Guard can match you up with the career that's right for you.

Gender

Are you a US Citizen?

Height

Valid Driver's License?

Weight

lbs.

Peace Corps Service?

Classes taken in high school or college (Click all that apply):

Algebra

Trigonometry

Biology

Physics

Geometry

English

Chemistry

Typing

Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Scores (required):

Mechanical Aptitude

Electronics Aptitude

Administrative Aptitude

General Aptitude

Do I Pre-Qualify