Flex Physical Therapist

Description

The Physical Therapist provides evaluation and treatment of patients in a range of specialty programs. The Rehabilitation Services Staff Physical Therapist provides evaluation and treatment of patients in a range of specialty programs.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Demonstrates self-directed learning.
• Provides quality patient care by considering the age specific, development and cultural needs through competent clinical practice.
• Demonstrates unit/area competencies.
• Demonstrates competency with individualized assessment of patients using a wide variety of assessment measures and procedures.
• Stays up to date on all participating insurance guidelines for rehabilitation services.
• Provides thorough documentation on each patient interaction. Documentation must be timely and include all pertinent information required by state law, accrediting agencies and 3rd party payers.
• Formulates individualized, age specific, therapy goals based upon assessment results and patient needs.
• Demonstrates competency with individualized assessment of patients using a wide variety of assessment measures and procedures.
• Stays up to date on all participating insurance guidelines for rehabilitation services.
• Provides thorough documentation on each patient interaction. Documentation must be timely and include all pertinent information required by state law, accrediting agencies and 3rd party payers.
• Formulates individualized, age specific, therapy goals based upon assessment results and patient needs.
• Demonstrates competency with individualized assessment of patients using a wide variety of assessment measures and procedures.
• Stays up to date on all participating insurance guidelines for rehabilitation services.
• Provides thorough documentation on each patient interaction. Documentation must be timely and include all pertinent information required by state law, accrediting agencies and 3rd party payers.
• Formulates individualized, age specific, therapy goals based upon assessment results and patient needs.
• Completes daily charges for each patient while adhering to ethical practices per insurance guidelines for each payer.
• Orients patients and families to the therapeutic purposes and procedures of physical therapy, and educates them about home programs, impairments and progress.
• Provides re-evaluations/re-assessments of patients on a regular basis to ensure progression towards goals.
• Supervises Physical Therapy student affiliates as assigned by the Site Leader or Student Program Coordinator.
• Provides for own professional growth and education and contributes to staff development activities.
• Participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings and in-services.

Other Functions And Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Experience And Certification/Licensure

• Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the State of Michigan.