Acute Care, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Planning, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Disease, Functional Analysis, Geriatrics, Hospital, Medical Records, Medical Treatment, Mentoring, Needs Assessment, Operations Processes, Outpatient Care, Patents, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Physician Credential, Preventive Medicine, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Training/Teaching, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan
Description: JOB SUMMARY
Evaluation and treatment of functional deficits or problems due to illness, injury, musculoskeletal dysfunction, or birth defect. Can work independently or under orders of physician/licensed independent practitioners. Works with individuals from birth through geriatrics. Works in outpatient, acute care, and post-acute care settings. Development and implementation of treatment programs. Delegation to and supervision of PTAs and support staff. Patient, family, and community education. Documentation of the above. Strives for superior performance by consistently providing a product or service to leadership and staff that is recognized as ultimately contributing to the patient and family experience. Recognizes and demonstrates understanding of patient and family-centered care.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assesses patients to determine their needs, age related problems, strengths and rehabilitation potential. This includes periodic reassessment.
- Plans individualized treatment program, based on assessment results, physician's order, and clinical judgment.
- Documents all necessary information in the patient's medical record.
- Delegates treatment tasks to others as appropriate (PTAs, students, technicians) and
monitors application and results of treatment. The PT is legally responsible for
supervising all treatment delegated to non-PTs. - Coordinates services and treatment plan with patient, family, and other disciplines.
- Serves as Clinical Instructor or mentor, when requested, for PT and PTA students.
- Teaches patient and family regarding disease or injury, treatment plan, self-help measures, and preventive care.
- Treats patients according to the assessment results and treatment plan established, and
using treatment modalities and techniques appropriate to the patient's age, diagnosis,
condition, and physical. - Provides education to other departments and to the public, when requested, in the form of in-services, lectures, or classes.
- Demonstrates job related aspects of patent safety to assure a safe environment, safe and effective use of equipment and technology, and decreased risk of potential adverse patient occurrences.
- Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
appropriate to the age of patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the
principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's and division's policies and
procedures. - Demonstrates knowledge of, and supports hospital's mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, corporate compliance plan, customer service.