Physical Therapist 2 - Musculoskeletal Clinic - Harborview (Per Diem)
About The Position
Harborview's Musculoskeletal Clinic is seeking a Physical Therapist 2 to provide skilled patient care as part of UW Medicine Rehabilitation's multidisciplinary team. The team works with specialists to support patients' recovery and is recognized as one of the nation's top rehabilitation programs. The position is per diem and temporary, on the day shift. The Physical Therapist plans and delivers treatment in coordination with patients and the treatment team, documents care and adjusts treatment plans based on patient response. The role also includes patient and support-system education, care coordination, compliance with clinical and reimbursement procedures, and participation in team and quality-assurance activities.
Requirements
- Current Washington State license to practice as a Physical Therapist.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients are eligible unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except where legal requirements, such as licensure, certification, or registration, apply.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate working knowledge of disease processes, precautions, typical medical treatments and diagnostic procedures, functional abilities, complications, and implications of long-term deficits related to primary diagnoses treated in the service area.
- Provide skilled, timely, and effective patient care, following protocols, standards, and care guidelines for assigned diagnoses.
- Plan treatment programs with the patient and treatment team.
- Document interventions and treatment strategies in required organizational systems, including assessments, measurable criteria, goals, treatment methods, and home programs; adapt plans according to patient response.
- Participate in team rounds and provide educational information to patients and support systems before therapy intervention ends.
- Provide home programs and other educational information to patients and support systems before therapy intervention ends.
- Collaborate effectively with other treatment-team members, understanding their roles in patient intervention.
- Coordinate patient care programs with the treatment team to facilitate and enhance functional outcomes.
- Follow billing and reimbursement procedures.
- Comply with agency and division standards, protocols, and procedures.
- Participate in discipline and workgroup meetings.
- Participate in quality assurance as it relates to patient care.
- Integrate safety policies and procedures into daily practice.
Benefits
- Benefits information is available for temporary, per diem, and less-than-half-time positions at the University of Washington benefits website.
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