Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) - Outpatient Rehab (Acworth, GA)

Wellstar•Acworth, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The physical therapist assesses, plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs to improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity in patients with disease or injury. Services are delivered across the continuum of care in a cost-conscious, quality-focused, customer-oriented manner and in compliance with applicable regulatory standards. This outpatient rehabilitation role is sign-on bonus eligible. In collaboration with physicians and patients or family members, the therapist establishes and evaluates treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans. The therapist implements and adjusts treatment plans, provides education and training, gives discharge instructions and referrals as appropriate, and documents evaluations and treatment sessions according to departmental and facility guidelines. The role also includes professional development, teamwork, customer service, and adherence to ethical, safety, infection-prevention, and confidentiality requirements.

Requirements

Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Current qualifying basic life support certification: BLS-I, BLS, or American Red Cross BLS.
Physical Therapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist (OT) license/certification as listed in the posting.
Lymphedema certification upon hire.
Required minimum experience and skills are not specified.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and, in collaboration with physicians, establish and evaluate treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans.
Develop plans of care with patients and/or family members and establish realistic discharge plans that incorporate their goals.
Implement physical therapy treatment plans and select appropriate activities to advance patients toward their goals.
Revise goals and plans of care with patient and family input.
Provide ongoing patient and family education and training, discharge instructions, follow-up, and referrals to community resources as appropriate.
Serve as a resource for staff, families, and physicians regarding rehabilitation services and related equipment.
Document evaluations, plans of care, treatment sessions, family education, and discharge information in accordance with applicable guidelines and protocols.
Follow ethical business practices; maintain patient confidentiality; and comply with attendance, punctuality, dress code, and identification badge policies.
Communicate effectively with team members and participate in staff meetings, required in-services, process-improvement activities, and other meetings as requested.
Organize workload, use materials and equipment safely and cost-effectively, and observe infection-prevention precautions.
Apply AIDET principles, support a positive experience, treat patients and colleagues respectfully, foster teamwork, and use service-recovery principles appropriately.
Participate in professional development, mandatory education, and required competencies; maintain discipline-specific licensure requirements; and assist with orientation and training of new employees.