Hourly Physical Therapist- FT

Position Summary

To provide physical therapy services in complies with laws and regulations applicable to this position. The Physical Therapist is to perform patient care tasks under minimal supervision with advanced skills in clinical reasoning, problem-solving and treatment interventions. Evaluate and treats patients, as well as provide direction and supervision of Physical Therapist Assistants as indicated within the Florida licensing Board and American Physical Therapy Association scope of practice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides direct customer care that meets department and professional standards of practice, including patient evaluation and assessment, development of physical therapy care plan, patient treatment, family/caregiver training and discharge planning. May serve as a clinician in both the inpatient and outpatient settings

2. Examines, evaluates, and tests customers with mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disability or other health and movement-related conditions. Determines diagnosis of the physical impairments or movement-related functional limitations, prognosis, plan of therapeutic intervention and frequency/duration of intervention

3. Designs, implements, and modifies therapeutic interventions to alleviate movement-related impairments, functional limitations and disabilities. Selects and administers appropriate assessment and treatment techniques

4. Evaluates for, recommends, applies and, as appropriate, prosthetic and supportive devices and equipment, and trains patients in their use

5. Participates in clinical teaching, including the clinical instruction of physical therapy interns/students and other team members. Provides input regarding the educational needs of team members and serves as a resource in meeting those needs. Provides mentoring to others when appropriate and serves as a role model/resource/teacher/mentor to less experienced Physical Therapists

6. Performs all necessary customer care documentation, including assessment, plan of care, progress notes, discharge summaries, and charges for evaluation and treatment. Documentation reflects customer status, progress or change, participation by customers and family in goal setting and delivery of care

7. Discharges customer from treatment when appropriate with adequate discharge planning including equipment procurement and family training, and communicates this appropriately to Recovery Care Coordinator

8. Schedules and maintains assigned customer caseload consistent with department productivity standards. Informs supervisor if problems arise related to the delivery of customer care or caseload volume. Ensures documentation and billing are timely, accurate and complete, including evaluations, re-certifications, progress notes and discharge summaries

9. Initiates and participates in interdisciplinary care planning to meet the needs of each customer and family, including participation in rounds and customer care conferences, communicating with and teaching other care providers. May contact community agencies as necessary to provide continuity of service between Addintgon Place at Wellington Green and community

10. Identifies needs for equipment repair or upgrade to maintain quality of care. Makes recommendations for selection and purchase of specific equipment and supplies.

11. Attends and participates in in-service training

Competencies

Advances customers as indicated throughout therapy stay
Effectively communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers: customers, physicians, family members and team members
Quality and timely documentation
Quality and timely evaluations
Demonstrate quality supervision of Assistants
Maintains productivity expectation