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    Physical Therapist - Philadelphia, United States - Good Shepherd Rehab

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    Physical Therapist




    JOB SUMMARY

    • Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
    • Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
    • Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
    • Administer manual exercises, massage or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity.
    • Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
    • Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program.
    • Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
    • Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
    • Obtain patients' consent to proposed interventions.
    • Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals
    • Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.
    • ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • PATIENT/CUSTOMER
    • Essential Accountabilities
    • Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
    • Is professional in all actions and appearance
    • Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters
    • Uses resources wisely - as if they were one's own.
    • Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
    • Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
    • Anticipates patients'/customers' needs and acts accordingly.
    • Works to enhance patient satisfaction
    • Assist patients and families
    • Analyzes problems from the customers' point of view.
    • Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
    • Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
    • Applies learning for improved performance.
    • Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others
    • Strives to understand and value differences in others' race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.
    • Non-Essential Accountabilities
    • Clinical Education
    • Serves as clinical instructor (after gaining one year of clinical experience & if student is available)
    • Assists with clinical education of students if not the Primary CI
    • Staff Education: Provides a formal presentation of evidenced-based information (i.e. in-service)
    • Attendance at institutional in-services, staff meetings and/or continuing education programs
    • PATIENT/EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES
    • Patient Care Providers
    • Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
    • Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
    • Validation of annual competencies required for the position
    • OPERATIONS
    • Essential Accountabilities
    • Therapy Examination
    • Therapy Treatment Planning
    • Therapy Treatment Implementation
    • Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of PT
    • Full compliance with licensure requirements
    • Ethical & Legal Practice Standards
    • Therapy Documentation-
    • Compliance Audits-Total of 2 charts reviewed in a quarter by Site Manager or senior therapist. Done in 2 out of 4 quarters per year.
    • Qualitative Chart Audit-At least 1 done per year
    • Productivity Expectations
    • Health System ID is worn in accordance to GSPP policy
    • Non-essential Accountabilities
    • CEQI (Clinical Effectiveness Quality Improvement)
    • QUALIFICATIONS
    • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    • Education
    • Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy required
    • Master's Degree preferred
    • Work Experience
    • Previous healthcare experience preferred
    • Licenses / Certifications
    • Physical Therapist license required
    • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required

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