Inpatient Physical Therapist, Jewish Hospital, PRN
About The Position
The Inpatient Physical Therapist evaluates and treats patients referred to the facility. The role includes patient evaluation, developing and implementing appropriate treatment plans, providing treatment services, and comprehensive discharge planning. The therapist works as an effective team member and contributes to department and organizational goals and objectives. The therapist evaluates and implements competent therapy treatment and provides regular reassessments to modify treatment and maximize patients’ functional independence in accordance with practice guidelines and department policies. The role also communicates patient status, evaluation results, treatment plans, and goals to physicians and therapy customers; maintains effective working relationships; and provides cost-effective treatment programming. The therapist ensures patient charges and clinical documentation comply with regulatory standards and department policies, oversees rehab technicians, therapy assistants, and students, monitors workflow and productivity, and participates in program development, performance improvement, and community events. The therapist responds professionally to feedback and concerns using effective listening and problem-solving skills.
Requirements
- BS, MS, or doctorate-level degree from an accredited college or university.
- Experience as required by the practice setting and facility programmatic needs.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or State of Indiana, as appropriate to the facility.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients and implement competent therapy treatment, providing regular reassessments and modifying treatment to maximize functional independence.
- Communicate patient status, evaluation results, treatment plans, and goals to physicians and therapy customers in a timely manner.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, family members, internal customers, and external customers.
- Provide cost-effective treatment programming while considering the financial implications of treatment costs and resources.
- Ensure patient charges and clinical documentation comply with regulatory standards and department policies and procedures.
- Oversee rehab technicians, therapy assistants, and students in accordance with discipline practice acts and organizational and departmental policies.
- Monitor workflow to ensure productivity, standards of practice, and regulatory requirements are met, and review staff/personnel work accordingly.
- Participate in program development, performance improvement activities, and organization-sponsored community events.
- Respond to feedback and concerns professionally, using effective listening and problem-solving skills and participatory management.
