Full Time Physical Therapist

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Tamaqua, PA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

St. Luke's is dedicated to providing excellent care to the sick and injured, educating healthcare providers, and improving community access to care. The Physical Therapist evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patients with physical impairments and functional limitations to maximize their abilities. This role involves designing and implementing individualized treatment plans, as well as educating patients and their families on condition prevention and management to promote optimal health and wellness.

Requirements

Doctoral Degree, Masters or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited physical therapy program or physical therapy certificate.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) or equivalent, required upon hire or to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Current Physical Therapist license in the State of Pennsylvania or New Jersey, based on work location, is required.
Successful completion of required affiliations.
A minimum of one year of experience as a physical therapist in an outpatient setting.
CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

Performs comprehensive initial evaluations to identify functional deficits and develops a treatment plan to improve their ability to move, reduce or manage pain, restore function, and prevent disability
Provide skilled interventions that are tailored to the patient’s needs and preferences, using appropriate techniques, modalities, and equipment
Collaborates with patients to create short and long-term goals
Communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, families, and other health care providers, ensuring informed consent, confidentiality, and cultural sensitivity
Manages patients to improve their ability to move, reduce or manage pain, restore function, and prevent disability through means of direct or indirect treatments or referral to another provider as appropriate
Establish and update diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care based on the best available evidence and clinical reasoning
Reviews and records information in the patient’s medical record and history, including evaluative findings, treatment plan, responses to treatment and any changes to the patient’s status
Educates patients and family members about prognosis and care options.
Assists in developing and implementing department programs
Participate in quality improvement initiatives, continuing education activities, and professional development opportunities
Monitor and document patient’s progress, outcomes, and satisfaction with services provided
Shares clinical knowledge and new techniques to improve patient care
Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants as assigned
Supervises PT and PTA students and observers as assigned
Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/Entity as well as the proper release of information.
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements
Adhere to the ethical, legal, and regulatory standards of the physical therapy profession and the health care organization
Demonstrates/models the Network’s Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).
Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Clinical Care/Outcomes, Customer/Service Improvement, Operational System/Process, and Safety.
Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices.
Complies with Network, departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
Attend meetings as designated or requested.
Accurately bills patient’s accounts for services rendered.
Provides in-services to PT department staff and others.
Participates in QI data collection/planning.
Attends multi-disciplinary meetings as applicable.
Cleans and orders supplies, as assigned by facility director, for daily operations.
Other related duties as assigned, e.g. peer record review