Description
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Summary:
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The Staff Physical Therapists provides patient care assessment and treatment. Identify, plan, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease/ prevent deformity. Responsible for mentoring Therapists, Assistants, Technicians, and Students. Collaborates with other healthcare team members and physicians in a multi-disciplinary fashion to deliver the highest quality of care. Participates in CQI activities. Facilitates the provision of excellent customer service.
Responsibilities:
1. Provides patient care assessment and treatment.
a. Perform initial evaluation.
- Assess patients; motor and development skills for the purpose of determining their deficits.
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Evaluate patient’s physical and mental abilities and analyze data to determine realistic rehabilitation plan of care.
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Review regularly physician’s referral and patient’s medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
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Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient’s medical record.
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Prepare a wide variety of written materials (e.g. evaluations, plans of care, progress notes, correspondence with physicians or other agencies related to patient care, etc.).
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Maintain patient records confidentially.
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Facilitate patient mobility skills including use of safe patient handling equipment.
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Manage equipment utilized in treatments.
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Adapt and modify environments, equipment, and materials to assist with promotion of functional mobility and amelioration of patients’ deficits.
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Document and identify progress and plans for reevaluation.
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Evaluate effects of treatment and adjust treatment to maximize benefit.
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Facilitate social adjustment and prevent physical or mental disability.
- Evaluates patients in a comprehensive age-appropriate manner. Sets quantifiable and realistic goals. Utilizes advanced judgment and skills in implementing treatment plans. Physician communication is timely and documentation is up-to-date. Patient mobility is accomplished using appropriate safe patient handling techniques and/or equipment. Maintains up-to-date cumulative physical therapy records.
2. Facilitates the provision of excellent customer service
- Takes the initiative to resolve client concerns or confirms that the appropriate party resolves the concerns.
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Educate patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home
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Instruct patient, educatinal personnel, and family to facilitate skills in areas of physical functining as well as health maintenance
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Train caregivers and patient how to provide for the needs of patient during and after therapy
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Promote activites that will help patients learn mobility skills within limits of their mental and physical capbilities
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Implement programs and activities to assist patients learn mobility skills and adjust to handicaps
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Recommend changes in patient's work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities
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Monitors and holds co-workers accountable. Model appropriate comunication and behavior. Follow Lenoir Memorial Hospital Code of Conduct
- Teamwork
- Plan, coordinate, and provide training to family, patient, medical professionals
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Provide clinical educational opportunities for students and team members
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Provide direction, supervises physical therapist assistnats, techs
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Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate physical therapy with other therapeutic activities
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Assists peer physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and other team members with workload as needed
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Answers questions. Communicates hospital and departmental information.
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Collaborates with other healthcare team members in a multi-disciplinary fashion.
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Assists in the orientation of new employees
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Mentors students and other rehab services personnel as assigned
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Confer with patient, medical practioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program
4. Development
- Maintains clinical competencies
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Seek opportunities for professional growth
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Participate in CQI activities
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Participate in continuing education for professional development to ensure techniques are consistent with best practice
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Maintain proficiency in physical therapy techniques
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Arange the provision of education and training for new equipment and procedures. Build positive relationships with physicians, other healthcare team members and the community. Assist departmental promotional efforts.
Other information:
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited School of Physical Therapy.
- EXPERIENCE
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- LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION
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Current NC Board of Physical Therapy license or eligible.
Legal Employer: Lenoir Health
Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care
Organization Unit: Physical Therapy
Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: LENOIR MEM
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
