Physical Therapist

Tidelands Health•Myrtle Beach, SC

34d

About The Position

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health! Physical Therapist Outpatient Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief Overview Responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualification, professional practices, and ethical standards. A physical therapist (PT) must be able to evaluate a patient's condition and devise a customized physical rehabilitation and treatment plan. The PTs' goal is to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability, to maximize quality of life in an outpatient rehab setting. The physical therapist shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. The employee may have job functions where they will handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of their job in the assigned work facility. The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required
Master's Degree if obtained prior to 2016 Preferred
Doctoral Degree if obtained after 2016 Required
Ability to utilize therapy equipment in an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures
Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
Ability to respect cultural and religious practices of patients
Physical Therapist - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required

Responsibilities

Review physician's referral (prescription), patient's condition, medical history, and submitted medical records to determine physical therapy treatment required.
Plans and prepares written treatment program based on evaluation of patient and incorporate proper interventions that can help patients better perform everyday tasks, decrease pain, ambulation, and improve strength and mobility
Evaluate patients' functional ability through various standardized tests, measures patient's strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and level of independence with daily activities, and records findings to develop treatment programs
Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks
Administer treatments involving application of physical agents, such as cold packs, contrast baths, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, Iontophoresis, electrical stimulation, and ultrasound machines
Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit
Record treatment, responses, and progress in the patient’s electronic medical record and prepare reports as indicated by licensure, the provider, and or insurance recommendations
Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home
Complete documentation per clinical / department guidelines and meets expectations of monthly department chart audits
Promote/educate Organizations Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians, healthcare providers, and or co-workers by performing in-services and/or marketing activities.
Reduce cancel/no-show rates to improve quality of care and patient outcomes
Achieve the established average monthly patient care productivity metric