Physical Therapist

Job Summary

Plans and implements specific treatment programs for neonatal through geriatric patients according to accepted physical therapy practices and principles. Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team.

Performance: Position Specific Essential Functions

• Able to self-assess, self-correct, and self-direct; to identify needs and sources of learning; and to continually seek new knowledge and understanding through participation in professional organizations, educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, peer case reviews, workshops, etc; shares new knowledge with co-workers.
• Establishes rapport and works cooperatively and effectively with interdisciplinary team members including: patients, physicians, families, colleagues and other healthcare professionals throughout patients’ intervention programs. Effectively handles cultural and ethnic diversity issues
• Effectively communicates with interdisciplinary team members including patients, physicians, families, colleagues and other healthcare professionals (i.e. verbal, non-verbal, reading, writing and listening) for varied audiences and purposes.
• Identifies sources of professional feedback, seeks out professional feedback and provides professional feedback to effectively improve personal interaction.
• Ability to question logically; to identify, generate and evaluate elements of a logical argument; to recognize and differentiate facts and assumptions; and to distinguish between the relevant and the irrelevant.
• Recognizes and defines problems; analyzes data, develops and implements solutions and evaluates outcomes.
• Maintains department policies, procedures, objectives and quality improvement programs; follows safety and infection control policies/procedures; assists with maintenance of departmental supplies and equipment; participates and positively promotes department program development and cohesion.
• Identifies sources of stress and develops effective coping behaviors/strategies.
• Assists with student training by accepting the role as a Clinical Instructor and promoting student education within the profession. Completes required student assessments timely, and receives positive feedback assessments from their student and school.
• Assists in orienting, training and mentoring staff. Accepts the mentor role willingly and assists in ensuring that appropriate department orientation is completed in a timely manner.
• Nurtures other team members and builds productive relationships across the immediate work team and with other areas that impact the patient experience. Actively listens to others, encourages others opinion and help problem-solve. Acknowledges others for their ideas and efforts while positively contributing to the work plan. Readily accepts and promotes change.
• Evaluates patients, gathering data from a variety of sources; assesses patients’ performance and determines level of function and intervention needs.
• Develops and implements individualized treatment programs for patients needing service; updating selected activities and/or tasks to promote and maintain health and achieve treatment goals; establishes and modifies intervention goals and strategies for patients’ treatment programs based on ongoing evaluations and in accordance to the profession and organization standards.
• Prepares written documentation as required by the profession and the department.
• Effectively assists in discharge planning and effectively communicates patients’ discharge needs with the interdisciplinary team; assists in identifying the need for the most appropriate and cost effective adaptive equipment and training in order to help patients regain maximum physical function.
• Promotes and utilizes evidence based practice. Participates in evidence based activities such as department journal clubs, in-services, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Required
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT)

Experience: N/A

Certification/Licensure:

• Required
  • Licensed Physical Therapist
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
    • Must obtain within ninety (90) days of start date