Upon referral and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, the PT uses clinical judgment skills to treat patients with 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 and return patient to maximum potential. The PT will coordinate therapy activities with other health care disciplines.
Essential Functions:
- Delivers quality treatment programs to patients ranging in age from pediatric to geriatric in compliance with 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 in-services as appropriate.
- Supports organizational mission statement & goals.
- Complies with departmental safety precautions/procedures.
- 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 with other health care disciplines when appropriate.
- Utilizes resources appropriately.
- Participates in maintaining a clean, safe, & organized department.
- Performs duties in a professional manner demonstrating dependability, flexibility, & teamwork.
- Adheres to professional practice standards & guide for professional conduct.
- 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.
- Makes accommodations in daily work schedule to meet patient's needs.
- Interacts with patients/families/other staff in a friendly & courteous manner.
- Complies with Quality of Service Behavior Guidelines.
- 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.
- This job description is not all encompassing.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of accredited program in Physical Therapy.
- New graduate acceptable.
- Physical Therapy license in State of Oregon and Washington upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers within sixty (60) days of hire.
- NPI.
- Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology.
- Basic to moderate computer skills to complete documentation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in specialty.
- Knowledge of patient assessment and treatment specific to patient load.
- Orthopedic skills.
- Group dynamics.
- Equipment operation.
Salary Range:
$39.14 - $51.91
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.