Under the supervision of the Director, Outpatient and Inpatient Supervisor, organizes and performs medically prescribed PT programs and participates in educational duties inherent to the position. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission and values.
Principle Accountabilities:
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Provides patient care including the following: Performs testing and evaluation procedures as indicated; plans a physical therapy program for each patient based on evaluation findings and physician prescription; instructs the patient in exercise routines, home programs, use of adaptive equipment and self-care activities; instructs patients’ families in these areas as necessary; utilizes orthotics as needed; makes use of modalities available in the department; provides liaison from nursing division and medical staff in regards to patient care and PT activities; promotes safe environment for patients and staff in the hospital.
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Records and reports patient’s initial, progress, and discharge notes in a timely manner. Attends scheduled team conference and discharge meetings.
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Directs, instructs, and utilizes physical therapy assistants as appropriate for partial or total treatments and supervises these programs regularly. May assign non-skilled tasks to rehab technicians.
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Assumes delegated supervisory responsibility for various levels of the student affiliate training program.
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Reports to Physical Therapy Supervisor regarding program development, form revisions, and Quality Assurance as assigned.
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Responsible for continuing education in order to maintain current theoretical and practical knowledge of physical therapy. Represents the department when indicated at professional and relate conferences and meetings.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
The assessment, care, and treatment provided by the physical therapist will be consistent with the specific age-related needs of the patient. The physical therapist is competent to care for patient age groups including the child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric adult patient.
Employee is required to sit, stand, and walk continuously. Employee must lift/carry a light (1-20 lb.) and medium (21-50 lb.) continuously and heavy (50 lb. +) load frequently with assistance or appropriate handling devices or lift equipment with loads that exceed Safe Patient Handling requirements. Employee may be required to lift over 100 lb. with assistance. Employee is required to bend, squat, crawl, kneel, climb, lift waist to overhead continuously. Employee is required to reach forward and reach overhead frequently. For repetitive action, employee is required to perform simple grasping and pushing/pulling. Employee is occasionally exposed to electrical hazards and temperature changes. Pt is frequently exposed to blood-borne pathogens.
(Occasionally: 1-33%, Frequently: 34-66%, Continuously: 67-100%)
Other environmental requirements include the verbal ability that is necessary to understand terminology and its application to physical therapy; to communicate with patients, staff and physicians; to conduct training and to prepare meaningful reports. Numerical ability is required to compute patient charges and to assist in collecting data for various reports. Clerical perception is needed to keep accurate records of patient treatments, reaction and progress; also needed in preparing training courses. Spatial and form perception is needed to visualize anatomical structure of the disabled part of the body and relation of the therapeutic devices in remedial actions. Good body mechanics are needed to minimize strain when transferring and treating patients. The therapist must demonstrate an ability to work with people tactfully, and exhibit qualities of decision making, judgment and motivation. Visual acuity to perceive reactions to treatment and to read instructions. Motor coordination and manual and finger dexterity are necessary in performing therapy and using therapeutic equipment.
The most significant of duties are included but this does not exclude occasional work assignments not mentioned or developmental duties.
