Location: Media,PA, USA
* JOB SUMMARY
* Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
* Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
* Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
* Administer manual exercises, massage or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity.
* Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
* Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program.
* Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
* Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
* Obtain patients' consent to proposed interventions.
* Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals
* Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.
* ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
* PATIENT/CUSTOMER
* Essential Accountabilities
* Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
* Is professional in all actions and appearance
* Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters
* Uses resources wisely - as if they were one's own.
* Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
* Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
* Anticipates patients'/customers' needs and acts accordingly.
* Works to enhance patient satisfaction
* Assist patients and families
* Analyzes problems from the customers' point of view.
* Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
* Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
* Applies learning for improved performance.
* Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others
* Strives to understand and value differences in others' race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.
* Non-Essential Accountabilities
* Clinical Education
* Serves as clinical instructor (after gaining one year of clinical experience & if student is available)
* Assists with clinical education of students if not the Primary CI
* Staff Education: Provides a formal presentation of evidenced-based information (i.e. in-service)
* Attendance at institutional in-services, staff meetings and/or continuing education programs
* PATIENT/EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Patient Care Providers
* Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
* Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
* Validation of annual competencies required for the position
* OPERATIONS
* Essential Accountabilities
* Therapy Examination
* Therapy Treatment Planning
* Therapy Treatment Implementation
* Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of PT
* Full compliance with licensure requirements
* Ethical & Legal Practice Standards
* Therapy Documentation-
* Compliance Audits-Total of 2 charts reviewed in a quarter by Site Manager or senior therapist. Done in 2 out of 4 quarters per year.
* Qualitative Chart Audit-At least 1 done per year
* Productivity Expectations
* Health System ID is worn in accordance to GSPP policy
* Non-essential Accountabilities
* CEQI (Clinical Effectiveness Quality Improvement)
* QUALIFICATIONS
* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Education
* Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy required
* Master's Degree preferred
* Work Experience
* Previous healthcare experience preferred
* Licenses / Certifications
* Physical Therapist license required
* Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required