Physical Therapist

JOB TITLE:

Physical Therapist

LOCATION:

Hiring for multiple locations throughout New Jersey

JOB TYPE:

Contract

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Rehabilitation outpatient facility rated #1 in the Northeast by Newsweek and #3 in the United States by US News is looking to welcome Physical Therapists from new grads to experienced therapists to the team. We offer generous student loan assistance and will pay for continuing education.

The candidates will:

• Provide clinical and service excellence with the provision of patient care.
• Through their actions, consistently demonstrates best practice while communicating with and performing initial evaluations, treatment planning, treatment progression, ongoing assessments, goal setting, HEP, and discharge planning for the patients assigned to their caseload.
• Through comprehensive history taking and utilization of appropriate objective measures and standardized tests, be able to establish patient care plans that address patients’ specific clinical and functional goals.
• Be able to understand and comply with diagnosis specific medical instructions, restrictions, and precautions.
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize appropriate clinical decision making to maximize patient outcomes.
• Identify patient barriers, such as accessibility, language, age specific needs, culture and learning differences that may impede functional progress, follows established procedures, and works with rehab team to collectively resolve issues.
• Effectively performs caseload management to maximize patient outcomes.
• Carry a full caseload, ensures management of patient schedule, including communication with appropriate staff and management regarding openings and caseload concerns.
• Utilize support staff and assistant therapists in an appropriate manner to assist with schedule management and patient care delivery.
• Follow all established departmental procedures to minimize delay in continuum of care.
• Understand and follow departmental operational procedures. Independently seeks guidance regarding processes.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate with supervisor and senior staff to facilitate problem solving strategies regarding departmental operational issues.
• Identify and initiate their own professional growth and development through self-study, seeking peer mentorship and formal continuing education that is relevant to the strategic objectives of the organization and their professional development plan.
• Advocate for their profession through participation in professional service including membership in professional associations.
• Complete medical record documentation in a clear, accurate and timely manner that follows all state, federal and intermediary guidelines and in accordance with policies and procedures.
• In accordance with the medical record audit tool, demonstrate consistent compliance with documentation guidelines inclusive of justification of skilled therapeutic intervention, functional goal writing, and progress updates.
• In accordance with departmental specific procedures, appropriate documents in the medical record, any patient safety related matters identified and addressed during therapy.
• Understand and utilizes clinical coding appropriately.

REQUIREMENTS:

Based on the Competency Program established for direct care providers, possesses the skills and competencies necessary to perform job function in accordance with population served criteria.

Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.

COMPENSATION:

$55/hour