Upon referral & in collaboration w/ other members of the health care team, the PT uses clinical judgment skills to treat patients w/ actual or potential health problems. The PT is responsible for implementing PT programs to prevent disability from immobilization, surgery, following disease, injury or loss of body part; to restore function & return patient to maximum potential. The PT will coordinate therapy activities w/ other health care disciplines.
Essential Functions:
- Delivers quality treatment programs to patients ranging in age from pediatric to geriatric in compliance w/ competency checklists
- Evaluates the physical status, functional abilities & age-specific needs of patients to determine the current level of functioning, self-care, self-responsibility, independence, & quality of life
- Develops & implements a treatment plan which involves the patient, family & social support systems: identifies interventions to reach reasonable goals; coordinate & collaborates on treatment options; advocates to enhance patient's social support systems, facilitates environmental modifications, & creates new support systems
- Integrates discharge planning early in treatment based on continuing assessments & stated expectations for achieving treatment goals & objectives
- Provides treatments based on established departmental guidelines & protocols; demonstrates competency in managing patients based on competency checklists
- Utilizes all equipment appropriately & safely per established protocols, manufacturer's' guidelines, & competency checklists
- Completes all chart documentation according to the criteria of the record review checklist
- Provides written documentation, departmental & interdepartmental, that is legible, complete, & timely
- Provides patient handouts that are effective & appropriate for patient understanding
- Maintains professional competency by attending continuing education applicable to the specific patient population treated
- Presents one inservice per year to PT staff
- Complies w/ departmental safety precautions/procedures: PPD, CPR, Safety fair, & uses safety precautions when transferring patients
- Demonstrates time management skills by meeting productivity standards, using patient treatment time effectively, & utilizing time between patient treatments efficiently
- Coordinates therapy activities w/ other health care disciplines when appropriate
- Maintains confidentiality of patient & employee medical information
- Adapts to changes in assignments and/or new conditions in work environment
- Actively participates in intradepartmental & interdepartmental efforts to ensure high quality, comprehensive care
- Provides quality customer service
- Demonstrates problem solving by taking ownership of patient & organizational problems & working to resolve them when they occur
- Demonstrates initiative by independently beginning new projects and/or resolving departmental issues
- Demonstrates leadership by volunteering & completing new projects and/or resolving departmental issues when needed
- Demonstrates decision making by evaluating, establishing & adapting treatment plans & making recommendations to providers as needed to provide effective therapy
- recommendations/suggestions
- This job description is not all encompassing
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of accredited program in Physical Therapy
- New graduate acceptable
- Advanced degree in specialty, preferred
- Licensed for Physical Therapy license in State of Oregon or Washington upon hire
- BLS with AED certification within 60 days of hire
- NPI
- Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology
- Equipment operation
- Basic to moderate computer skills to complete documentation
- Knowledge of patient assessment and treatment specific to patient load, preferred
- Orthopedic skills, preferred
- Group dynamics, preferred
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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