Physical Therapist - Pelvic Floor Health (PAR)

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Elk Rapids, MI

About The Position

The Physical Therapist assumes full responsibility for evaluating patients’ needs for physical therapy and planning and delivering individualized treatment within the State of Michigan licensure requirements and physical therapy scope of practice. The therapist maintains and develops treatment skills through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development, while supporting the program’s and organization’s strategic objectives. The role provides pelvic rehabilitation in a part-time, day schedule of 24–30 hours per week, with the specific workday to be determined. The therapist evaluates patient conditions, develops patient-centered goals and written treatment plans with patients, families, and the treatment team, delivers treatment, and reassesses progress to revise plans as needed. The therapist also supports equipment needs, discharge planning, patient and family education, interdisciplinary care coordination, and required clinical documentation. The position includes participation in meetings, in-services, quality improvement, clinical outcome collection, program operations, and, as assigned, staff orientation, student instruction, program development, and research. The therapist is expected to follow hospital policies and standards of behavior, protect confidentiality, meet productivity and clinical outcome expectations, and provide cross-trained discipline-specific coverage when requested. Care must be appropriate to the age and developmental needs of patients served.

Requirements

Graduate of a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) program.
Physical therapist licensure in every U.S. state and territory where practicing, meeting the requirements of applicable state laws.
Maintain BLS certification in accordance with department or program protocol.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care and understand growth and development across the lifespan.
Demonstrate competence with software and hardware required to perform job responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ conditions and need for physical therapy.
Establish patient-centered treatment goals with patients, families as appropriate, and the interdisciplinary treatment team; create and administer written treatment plans.
Delegate responsibilities to physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation technicians as appropriate.
Re-evaluate patient status and treatment effects, revise plans as necessary, and review revised goals with patients and families as appropriate.
Assess patients’ medical equipment needs, order appropriate equipment, evaluate it upon delivery, and instruct patients, families, and health care workers in its use.
Participate in discharge planning and communicate with patients, families, community supports and services, and relevant parties about environmental limitations.
Document patient status and progress through evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries according to applicable time standards and reimbursement guidelines.
Communicate and coordinate with interdisciplinary team members to integrate physical therapy into overall patient care; participate in conferences and exchange written records as needed.
Educate patients and families about physical therapy procedures, including providing written instructions as necessary.
Attend designated meetings and in-services and follow hospital policies, including patient confidentiality and infection control.
Meet or exceed program productivity expectations and clinical outcome collection and improvement goals.
Provide discipline-specific coverage within the Mary Free Bed system after cross-training, as requested.
Adhere to Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior and demonstrate customer service, teamwork, direct communication, and discretion with confidential information.
Support program operations and contribute to quality improvement by identifying problems, seeking solutions, and participating in efforts to monitor and report customer service.
As assigned, participate in orientation and training of new staff, serve as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students, and participate in program development or research activities.
Provide care appropriate to the age and developmental needs of patients served.