Physical Therapist 2, Long Term Care Center, Full-Time, Days

Physical Therapist 2

Jackson Memorial Long-Term Care Center is a non-profit, 180-bed skilled nursing facility licensed by the state of Florida. JMLTCC is one of two skilled nursing facilities owned and operated by Miami-Dade County, Public Health Trust and Jackson Health System to assist Jackson Memorial Hospital with the timely discharge of patients who cannot be easily discharged from the hospital to home or other community nursing homes.

Physical Therapist 2 is a clinical specialist that organizes, plans, and administers rehabilitation and education programs for persons experiencing physical dysfunction, pain and disability following disease, injury or loss of body part in a safe and effective manner to persons of all ages. Maintains sensitivity to their age-specific needs as they relate to growth and development.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats each patient according to their specific needs considering diagnosis, age, functional status, and previous medical history.
• Performs thorough, appropriate evaluation procedures specific to patient's age.
• Establishes and implements an effective physical therapy treatment plan of care and modifies plan as patient status changes.
• Administers physical therapy treatment as established in the therapy plan of care based on the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
• Incorporates the patients' recreational/leisure activities into the overall plan of care.
• Maintains sensitivity to the psychosocial needs of the patient while explaining, coaching, and reassuring the patient and his/her family on the proper techniques of therapeutic exercise.
• Participates as an active team member, attending rounds and family conferences interacting and reporting in a professional organized manner and working as part of the team.
• Develops/prepares and instructs patients and/or caregivers in age-specific patient education materials and/or classes.
• Accurately measures, orders and performs check out of wheelchairs and other physical therapy equipment for patient use in a timely and cost conscious manner acknowledging future growth and/or physical changes.
• Documents patient evaluation, daily progress notes, patient care plans, weekly progress notes in the medical record, on appropriate forms in the established time frame.
• Completes daily charges for assigned patients by the end of the workday.
• Demonstrates competence in the safe and effective use of therapeutic equipment.
• Acts in a teaching capacity as a clinical expert to new and/or rotating staff therapists and interns.
• Coordinates the intern clinical education experience in the specialty area and provides direct supervision as necessary.
• Coordinates in-service education addressing age and diagnostic-specific needs.
• Assists Manager in the overall function of the department in keeping appropriate licensure and accreditation requirements, e.g. TJC, HRS.
• Directly supervises clinical staff in provision of patient care services including content of age specific treatment programs, therapeutic relationships, oral and constructive feedback.
• Evaluates referrals for appropriateness and assigns staff.
• Arranges for provision of patient services in the absence of staff from the area.
• Provides input on performance evaluations of staff in specialty area.
• Attends departmental and supervisory meetings.
• Identifies problems and issues affecting programs within the department and assists in planning, implementing and evaluating departmental goals and programs.
• Assists Managers in identifying ways to improve the quality of services provided by specialty area.
• Performs medical record audits, both hospital and departmental, to evaluate quality and timeliness of documentation.
• Serves as department resource person to PT staff and other health professionals in planning quality programs for all age groups.
• Represents the PT Department to administration and other departments as assigned by or during the absence of Managers.
• Acts as liaison between PT staff and other hospital departments.
• Represents department and JMH at professional and related meetings and conferences.
• Coordinates and prioritizes own time in relationship to overlapping demands of supervisory responsibilities, patient treatment, teaching and other assigned duties.
• Follows and performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency checklist.
• Utilizes job and unit specific equipment as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.
• Performs additional advanced job duties as deemed by Managers.

Experience:

• Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and completion of a required internship program are required.

Credentials:

• Valid Florida license as a Physical Therapist is required.
• American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.

Unit Specific Credential:

• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with 6 months validity

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