Responsible for physical therapy management of patients under the direction & supervision of the Physical Therapy Supervisor.
Essential Functions:
- Tests & evaluates the extent of a patient's disability to ensure proper treatment using various tests & procedures.
- Plans therapy program, establishes treatment goals; & administers treatment to restore body functions, strength, relieve pain & prevent disability through the use of various therapeutic techniques & procedures. This includes patients in establishing goals & obtains patient's informed consent as necessary.
- Provides patients & family members w/ treatment plan & instructions for home exercise programs & pain relief techniques.
- Upgrades treatment plan & goals as patient progresses.
- Regularly assesses clinical signs & symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals & the need for modifying goals & treatment.
- Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
- Provides accurate & timely documentation of physical therapy management & patient management.
- Maintains appropriate medical records, documentation for each patient including evaluation, treatment & progress.
- Consults w/ medical providers regarding patient evaluation & treatment, progress of the patient & discharge from treatment.Reviews patient records for current diagnosis, past medical history, precautions & contraindications.
- Maintains compliance w/ documentation standards of department & regulatory agencies.
- Establishes safe work environment.
- Maintains clinical competency & ethical standards as outlined in the guidelines of the APTA.
- Maintains departmental supplies, equipment & apparatus in clean, safe & functional condition.
- Directs & instructs support personnel in performance of more routine procedures as requested.
- Establishes & maintains courteous, cooperative relations w/ the public patients & other personnel.
- Provides triage Physical Therapy services by providing advice & care either by means of phone triage &/or 1st Contact PT.
- Provides input &/or assistance to Senior Physical Therapist & Physical Therapy Supervisor in the development of new classes, services, member & provider education, development of handouts & other related services.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- 1 year of full time practice as a licensed Physical Therapist in a clinical setting required.
- Actively pursuing & engaging in at least one of these continue education or clinical experience to gain/enhance clinical expertise required as described below:
a) Post graduate degree from an accredited university w/ a specialty focus.
b) Fellowship or certificate from an accredited body or organization in a subject matter that is pertinent to our patient population & is clinic based.
c) Expertise/competency in a particular subject matter in a clinical subject matter in high dem& or in a clinical subject matter that we have limited resources or specialists on staff.
d) Expertise/competency that has been gained from years of clinical experience from treating a pertinent diagnosis or patient population.
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum for a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree w/ certification in physical therapy or a foreign-trained equivalent required.
- Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of Virginia required.
- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.
- BLS Certification required.
- Enrollment in PECOS w/in 30 days of assignment to position required.
- Maintains professional & neat appearance at all times.
- Teaches Physical Therapy related Health Education Classes, if demonstrates the required clinical skills.
- Becomes actively involved in supervision & orientation of volunteers w/in Physical Therapy Department.
- Participates in community activities & member education at least 2 times per year, which may include teaching health education classes, participating in medical center functions & attending community health fairs.
- Is flexible for coverage as needed in other facilities w/in the service area if appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of or practice in at least 50% of Basic PT Clinical Core Competencies preferred. Refer to list of clinical competencies.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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