Staff Physical Therapist (TEMP)

Cape Cod Healthcare•Falmouth, MA

About The Position

The Staff Physical Therapist administers diagnostic testing to assess patients’ impairments and prognosis, identifies patient problems, and establishes measurable treatment goals and individualized treatment plans incorporating patient and family input. The therapist provides and adapts treatment to patients’ needs, reassesses progress, and modifies plans and procedures as appropriate. The role also includes documenting care and education, communicating with medical and allied health personnel about patient progress and discharge planning, and following departmental policies and quality, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards. The therapist may train and guide new personnel, PTAs, aides, and affiliating students, and is expected to participate in professional development and required meetings. This is a temporary position.

Requirements

Graduate of an APTA-accredited Physical Therapy program with a degree in Physical Therapy.
Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Adhere to the APTA Professional Code of Ethics.
Demonstrate current clinical competency.
Have good interpersonal and organizational skills.
Be courteous to patients, visitors, and employees.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer diagnostic testing procedures to determine the extent of patients’ impairments and prognosis for improvement.
Identify pertinent patient problems.
Set objective, measurable treatment goals that incorporate the patient’s functional outcome goals.
Establish treatment plans based on patient needs and input from the patient’s family.
Perform treatment procedures and adapt therapy techniques for patients who cannot understand verbal commands or voluntarily perform therapeutic exercises.
Re-evaluate patients and modify treatment plans and procedures based on their progress.
Document patient care, patient and family education, and units of service objectively and analytically.
Communicate with medical and allied health personnel regarding patient progress, needs, and discharge planning.
Follow departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and improvement initiatives, safety standards, environmental standards, and infection-control standards.
Train new personnel as required and assist the Manager with on-the-job training.
Provide guidance and direction to PTAs, aides, and affiliating students.
Support professional growth through approved educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
Participate in appropriate in-service educational programs.
Attend meetings as required.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.