Physical Therapist II

CommonSpirit Health•Pendleton, OR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist helps patients rebuild or maintain physical wellbeing, improve function, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life. The role performs initial evaluations, develops and updates individualized plans of care, and delivers direct treatments. The therapist is expected to meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment. Success requires age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach. The therapist interviews patients, families, caregivers, and significant others to gather information about prior function, home environment, family relationships, and health and psychosocial history. The therapist performs tests, measurements, and evaluations appropriate to the patient’s condition and applicable best-practice guidelines or department standards; establishes realistic, measurable functional goals; prepares written treatment programs based on evaluation, age-related policies, and diagnosis-related policies; administers prescribed treatments; and evaluates and adjusts treatment to maximize benefits. The therapist monitors patients under their care, supervises Physical Therapist Assistants and/or Technicians involved in treatment, and ensures appropriate treatment and documentation. The role submits modified plans of care to physicians when plans change and reports adverse reactions or changes in condition as indicated. The therapist also institutes or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments, including cardiac arrest or conditions requiring a code, rapid response team, or 911 activation. The position is based at CHI St. Anthony Hospital, a faith-based acute care, level four trauma, critical access hospital and healthcare campus serving the Pendleton, Oregon area. The hospital is a member of CommonSpirit Health.

Requirements

Doctorate of Science in Physical Therapy.
Licensed Oregon Physical Therapist.
AHA Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Strong age-appropriate competency skills.
Excellent communication abilities.
Collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

Responsibilities

Interview patients, families, caregivers, and significant others to obtain information about prior function, home environment, family relationships, and health and psychosocial history.
Perform tests, measurements, and evaluations appropriate to the patient’s condition and established best-practice guidelines or department standards.
Establish realistic, measurable, functional treatment goals consistent with patient and family or caregiver needs.
Plan and prepare written treatment programs based on evaluations and age- and diagnosis-related policies.
Administer treatments prescribed in the treatment plan.
Evaluate treatment effectiveness and adjust treatment to achieve maximum benefits.
Monitor patients under care and supervise Physical Therapist Assistants and/or Technicians involved in treatment, ensuring appropriate treatment and documentation.
Submit modified plans of care to physicians when plans of care change.
Report adverse reactions to treatment or changes in condition to physicians as indicated.
Institute or assist with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments, including cardiac arrest and conditions requiring a code, rapid response team, or 911 activation.
Meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.