What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at Trinity Employment Specialists?
Physical Therapist | Vinita OK
$53-$60 Per hour
Physical Therapist Job Summary:
Provides clinical patient care by initiating and administering appropriate treatment, progressing patient treatment as appropriate, and carrying patient load that reflects productivity standards. Evaluates patients accurately. Plans appropriate treatment. Sets and meets functional goals. Revises and progresses treatment program as goals are met. Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members, as well as other healthcare providers.
Physical Therapist Job Responsibilities:
-Provides clinical patient care by: Initiating and administering appropriate treatment, progressing patient treatment as appropriate and carrying patient load that reflects productivity standards.
-Evaluates patient accurately.
-Plans appropriate treatment.
-Sets and meets functional goals.
-Revises and progresses treatment program as goals are met.
-Provides documentation by maintaining appropriate treatment records, completing accurate daily patient charges.
-Completes patient records in a timely (same day) time frame.
-Accurately reflects in patient charges the time spent and procedures performed as well as equipment used.
-Maintains technical expertise through attendance and participation in continuing education activities; departmental in-services, keeping abreast of technical advances.
-Attends 90% of scheduled in-services and departmental meetings, patient/family.
-Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members, as well as other healthcare providers.
-Follows care path guidelines for patient/family education and documentation of home programs.
-Follows set guidelines for daily operations and assists (in-charge) therapist with daily responsibilities as appropriate.
-Schedules and prioritizes daily work assignments.
-Delegates, as appropriate, patients to RPTA or other support personnel.
-Assists with P.T.
-observers, volunteers, and students as requested by (in -charge) therapist.
-Assists with training of new P.T.
-employees.
-Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
-Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
-Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give.
-Works directly with patients and/or customers.
-Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
-Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
-Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
Physical Therapist Required Skills & Experience:
-Zero (0) - six (6) months of related experience.
-Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from patients and families.
-Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
-Ability to use computers, basic computer knowledge, as needed for data input and reporting.
-Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
-Effective reasoning ability and ability to be adaptable.
Required Education:
-Graduation from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.
Required Certification & Licensure:
-Valid State of Oklahoma Licensure.
OR
-Temporary Letter of Authorization to practice Physical Therapy.
-BLS.
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* Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
* Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
* Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
* Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
* Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
* Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
* Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
* Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions.
* Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
* Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.
* Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.