Description

Greenfield Rehab is looking for a PRN/Pool Physical Therapist to join our team in the Markesan area. Flexible hours avaiable within long term care and in home.

General Duties and Essential Functions:

• Evaluates and executes appropriate treatment for referred patients within area of expertise, state, and federal regulations with emphasis on quality of care, continuity of services, and cost-effectiveness. Provides medically prescribed therapy and establishes a plan of care for patients. Recognizes potential issues and works with the physician to enhance the therapeutic approach. Acts as a clinical and professional role model and department resource.
• Interprets physician referrals, performs screens and completes musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and/or integumentary evaluations utilizing appropriate methods.
• Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals. Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately, adjusts the individualized treatment plan based on the patient's response to treatment, and provides status updates to physicians. Recognizes potential issues and the need to advocate for the patient by working with the physician and/or key professionals.
• Completes all required documentation following department policy including daily notes, progress notes, and discharge summaries as appropriate. Record patient care and progress of each patient assigned as well as completing billing and timecard daily. Applies insurance guidelines regarding authorization and number of visits.
• Responsible for cleaning up after patient treatment, putting away equipment, following all GRA and facility infection control procedures, and keeping area neat and orderly. Performs various manual techniques, patient positioning, transferring, and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Documents at time of service and ensures billing entry is done daily for compliance with State, Federal, Facility and 
• Assists other Agency departments to meet patient care needs and contributes to overall department productivity by achieving greater than 85% productivity.

Department Responsibilities

• Responsible to abide by company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates a positive and professional attitude, verbal, and non-verbal communication to all facility staff, GRA staff and family members to reflect GRAI’s philosophy of operation.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Certification or license as required by the State of Wisconsin or applicable state to practice as a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Willingness to serve as a supervisor for an occupational therapy assistant (OT only) or a physical therapist assistant (PT only).

Personal Characteristics:

• Is committed to ensuring an exceptional experience for all patients, partners, and other team members.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and a collaborative spirit for teamwork.
• Able to Be the Duck, achieve exceptional outcomes, and demonstrate exceptional customer service through our core values of agility and integrity.

Physical Characteristics:

• Have ability to lift at least 40 pounds using appropriate biomechanical techniques, push wheelchairs frequently throughout the course of an eight (8) hour day, walk, bend, stand, and reach.
• Have ability to speak, hear, and see (near and far) sufficiently enough to evaluate, diagnose, and monitor patient needs, maintain accurate records, recognize people, provide directions, drive to various sites, identify pieces of equipment, and communicate with patients and team members.
• Have fine motor skills to effectively and efficiently handle therapeutic equipment and document treatment provided on electronic devices.
• Have endurance to work eight-hour days with a half hour lunch break. Ability to participate in sustained activity for up to four hours at a time.