Traveling Staff Physical Therapist - Lake Zurich, IL, United States - Advocate Aurora Health

Description

Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Home Health Physical Therapist for a job in Lake Zurich, Illinois.


Discipline:
Therapy

~ Shift:
days

~ Employment Type:
Staff

Assuring and Improving Quality of Care: Facilitates the patient and family's right to receive quality cost-effective care following Advocate's MVP of Stewardship.

Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives.
Promotes efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety.
Consistently demonstrates the ability to thoroughly and decisively document to support reimbursement and regulatory requirements.

Practices as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care following Advocate's MVP of Partnership.

Participates in staff meetings, agency in services, and educational activities to enhance development and support organizational initiatives.
Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills promoting collaboration among healthcare team members.

Prioritizes and organizes patient care, ensures clear hand-off communication to achieve optimal health outcomes for patients, utilizing excellent communication techniques like SBAR and 5P's.

Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates care utilizing the interdisciplinary approach. (Develops and maintains a restorative relationship throughout the healthcare continuum, following Advocate's MVP of Compassion.
Provides care that routinely exceeds patients and families expectations, as measured by survey instruments.
Promotes patient/family knowledge and confidence to safely manage self-care, disease process, medications, procedures and infection control prevention.
Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in goal setting, planning and implementation of care. Demonstrates behaviors that enhance productivity and an understanding of financial and economic conditions in the health care environment.
Demonstrates adherence to personnel and operational policies.
Monitors utilization of resources to achieve excellent health outcomes for patients.

Application of a systematic process involving optimal level of self care for patients and optimal quality of life for patient, family and significant others following Advocate's MVP of Equality.

Provides and adapts appropriate resource material to achieve patient education outcomes, employing health literacy assessments and principles.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
~ Master's Degree in Physical Therapy.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required

Basic knowledge of computer use (i.e. Microsoft Word, email access and use) Ability to learn to use computer based scheduling and documentation system Ability to communicate professionally both verbally and through written reports, with strong documentation skills Good interpersonal skills Good time management and self organization skills Proficient use of all home based therapy equipment and assistive devices, (balls, bands, weights, Hoyer lifts, etc)
Extensive travel within geographical boundaries in all extremes of weather and on all types of roads including expressways. Must be able to provide/arrange own transportation to and from patients homes and branch offices. Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays. Work environment includes patient or family homes, or assisted living facilities. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.

For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.

Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R Home Health Physical Therapist Case Manager
About Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health's 22,000 nurses demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect, collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live well.

Holiday Pay
~ 401k retirement plan
~ Mileage reimbursement
~ Employee assistance programs
~ Medical benefits
~ Dental benefits
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