Physical Therapist

Ideal candidate has experience treating Spine/Ortho patient populations

• JOB SUMMARY

• Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.

• Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.

• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.

• Administer manual exercises, massage or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity.

• Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.

• Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program.

• Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.

• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.

• Obtain patients' consent to proposed interventions.

• Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals

• Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• PATIENT/CUSTOMER

• Essential Accountabilities

• Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.

• Is professional in all actions and appearance

• Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters

• Uses resources wisely - as if they were one's own.

• Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.

• Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.

• Anticipates patients'/customers' needs and acts accordingly.

• Works to enhance patient satisfaction

• Assist patients and families

• Analyzes problems from the customers' point of view.

• Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.

• Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.

• Applies learning for improved performance.

• Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others

• Strives to understand and value differences in others' race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.

• Non-Essential Accountabilities

• Clinical Education

• Serves as clinical instructor (after gaining one year of clinical experience & if student is available)

• Assists with clinical education of students if not the Primary CI

• Staff Education: Provides a formal presentation of evidenced-based information (i.e. in-service)

• Attendance at institutional in-services, staff meetings and/or continuing education programs

• PATIENT/EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Patient Care Providers

• Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety

• Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.

• Validation of annual competencies required for the position

• OPERATIONS

• Essential Accountabilities

• Therapy Examination

• Therapy Treatment Planning

• Therapy Treatment Implementation

• Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of PT

• Full compliance with licensure requirements

• Ethical & Legal Practice Standards

• Therapy Documentation-

• Compliance Audits-Total of 2 charts reviewed in a quarter by Site Manager or senior therapist. Done in 2 out of 4 quarters per year.

• Qualitative Chart Audit-At least 1 done per year

• Productivity Expectations

• Health System ID is worn in accordance to GSPP policy

• Non-essential Accountabilities

• CEQI (Clinical Effectiveness Quality Improvement)

• QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy required

• Master's Degree preferred

• Work Experience

• Previous healthcare experience preferred

• Licenses / Certifications

• Physical Therapist license required

• Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required