Lead Physical Therapist | Full Time

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree, post-graduate certificate, entry level Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy, or DPT including successful completion of required affiliations.
• Idaho Physical Therapist License
• BLS Certification (or completion upon hire)
• Preferred: Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates functional needs and outcomes, and consults with other specialists as needed.

• Reviews patient’s functional needs and adjusts care plan as indicated to ensure optimal patient outcome.

• Designs and implements a plan of care for the patient based on a thorough assessment of potential development and incorporates participation by significant others whenever it seems possible.

• Conducts therapy practice within defined standards of care.

• Directs the assistance of support staff in order to achieve the patient’s functional goals.

• Communicates effectively with other professionals and support staff in order to achieve positive patient outcomes.

• Practices established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

• Documents evaluations, treatment goals, and plans. Regularly updates documentation and maintains all required prescriptions and signatures.

• Enhances professional growth and development of self and other through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, and workshops. Keeps up to date on current professional literature.

• Provides direction and leadership to staff and acts as a resource to promote physical therapy within the community.

• Maintain and educate physical therapist and physical therapy assistants on insurance requirements to optimize documentation and patient care.

• Collaborate with the director to address clinical issues related to patient care and patient complaints/grievances.

• Partner with the front office and billing staff to navigate insurance issues, referral triage, and problem solving.

• Create relationships with hospital departments and be a liaison for protocol development and future program development.

• Create schedules and optimize coverage for inpatient and outpatient therapy.

• Monitor provider schedules and assist front office staff in managing wait times for patients and optimize patient scheduling.

• Collaborate with the Director to build budgets, evaluate the need for equipment both minor and capital.

• Supervise and motivate other physical therapists’ and physical therapy assistants’ work performance to optimize high quality services and therapy for patients.

• Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills.

• Collaborate with the Director to manage performance evaluations for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants at 90 days and annually.

• Develop a relationship and act as a liaison with contracted organizations and overseeing physicians.

• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

• Lifting: Occasional-max of 20 lbs. from floor to overhead height. Frequent-max of 20 lbs. up to twice per hour. Items boxes, testing materials, and patients.
• Push/Pull: Moderate force required to push Banker Boxes on infrequent basis
• Carry: <10 lbs. 300+ yards, items include binders, dysphagia trays, toys, test equipment.
• Transfers: Min-max assist stand pivot transfers approximately 1x day. neuro/ped patients
• Fine Motor: High degree required to utilize testing equipment and for computer use. Computer: Approximately 2 hours per day.
• Climbing: Up to 1 minute at one time and 10 minutes in one day.
• Standing: Up to 10 minutes at one time and 2 hours in one day.
• Sitting: Up to 45 minutes at one time and 6 hours in one day.
• Kneeling: Up to 5 minutes at one time and 20 minutes in one day.
• Stooping: Up to 1 minute at one time and up to 5 minutes per day.
• Driving: Up to 90 minutes at one time and 180 minutes in one day.

Environmental Considerations:

• Location: Indoors

• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne disease and other infectious diseases.

• Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances, including their home environment.

• May be exposed to/occasionally exposed to patient elements, accidents, injuries, and illnesses.

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations; potentially violent or angry patients and families; emergencies and crisis situations.

• Occasionally subjected to irregular hours/shifts.

• Subjected to a variety of elemental exposures and driving conditions.

• Frequently required to function competently with multiple demands and tasks.

• Maybe exposed to environmental hazards in patient homes.

• Maybe exposed to noxious and potentially hazardous fumes.

• Outside: With precautions, small amount of fall risk enroute to & from car when on off-site service (i.e., group homes, Adult Day Health, schools).