Physical Therapist I
About The Position
As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life. Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments. You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment. To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.
Requirements
- CA, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Strong age-appropriate competency skills
- Excellent communication abilities
- Collaborative, patient-centered approach to care
Responsibilities
- Performs initial evaluations.
- Develops and updates individualized plans of care.
- Provides a variety of direct treatments.
- Consistently meets patient care productivity standards.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and families.
- Promotes a positive customer service environment.
- Identifies and reports patient abuse and neglect (e.g., physical assault, domestic abuse, and neglect of elders and children).
- Accurately identifies patient's functional deficits/dysfunction through review of the medical record, observation of the patient, information obtained from the patient/family, and through manual muscle testing, range of motion testing, postural analysis, functional analysis, and other physical therapy assessment techniques.
- Accurately interprets the physician's order.
- Effectively communicates regularly with other members of the healthcare team regarding goals, progress, and rehab potential.
- Works as a collaborative member of the treatment team.
- Attends necessary and appropriate patient care meetings (e.g., mini rounds, weekly patient care conference, weekly NICU discharge meetings).
- Keeps abreast of current trends and other developments in Rehabilitation as evidenced by participation and attendance of inservices, continuing education courses, and current professional publications.
- Completes sufficient CE hours for maintenance of licensure.
- Terminates treatment appropriately when patient has met goals, shows plateau of progress, or is no longer authorized for treatment.
- Plans for the patient's discharge in adequate time for appropriate referrals to be made.
- Makes appropriate recommendations for referrals at next level of care, including outpatient therapy, home health, and MTU.
- Consistently and accurately documents care of the patient on the day care is delivered, using both hospital and department policies and in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
- Uses clear, concise, and objective data in documentation.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
