Physical Therapist - PRN

Physical Therapist - PRN

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Summary:

• 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.

• Perform initial evaluation.
• Assess patients; motor and development skills for the purpose of determining their deficits.
• Evaluate patient's physical and mental abilities and analyze data to determine realistic rehabilitation plan of care.
• Review regularly physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's medical record.
• 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.).
• Maintain patient records confidentially.
• Facilitate patient mobility skills including use of safe patient handling equipment.
• Manage equipment utilized in treatments.
• Adapt and modify environments, equipment, and materials to assist with promotion of functional mobility and amelioration of patients' deficits.
• Document and identify progress and plans for reevaluation.
• Evaluate effects of treatment and adjust treatment to maximize benefit.
• Facilitate social adjustment and prevent physical or mental disability.

2. Facilitates the provision of excellent customer service.

• Takes the initiative to resolve client concerns or confirms that the appropriate party resolves the concerns.
• Educate patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home
• Instruct patient, educatinal personnel, and family to facilitate skills in areas of physical functining as well as health maintenance
• Train caregivers and patient how to provide for the needs of patient during and after therapy
• Promote activites that will help patients learn mobility skills within limits of their mental and physical capbilities
• Implement programs and activities to assist patients learn mobility skills and adjust to handicaps
• Recommend changes in patient's work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities
• Monitors and holds co-workers accountable. Model appropriate communication and behavior. Follow Lenoir Memorial Hospital Code of Conduct

Teamwork.

• Plan, coordinate, and provide training to family, patient, medical professionals
• Provide clinical educational opportunities for students and team members
• Provide direction, supervises physical therapist assistnats, techs
• Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate physical therapy with other therapeutic activities
• Assists peer physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and other team members with workload as needed
• Answers questions. Communicates hospital and departmental information.
• Collaborates with other healthcare team members in a multi-disciplinary fashion.
• Assists in the orientation of new employees
• Mentors students and other rehab services personnel as assigned
• Confer with patient, medical practioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program

Development.

• Maintains clinical competencies
• Seek opportunities for professional growth
• Participate in CQI activities
• Participate in continuing education for professional development to ensure techniques are consistent with best practice
• Maintain proficiency in physical therapy techniques
• Arrange 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
• None
• LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION
• Current NC Board of Physical Therapy license or eligible.