Lymphedema Specialist (PT or OT)

Job Responsibilities

• Comprehends and interprets medical prescriptions and medical history for physical or occupational therapy, with a specialized focus on lymphedema diagnoses.
• Applies accepted principles, methods, and procedures of measurement, prediction, and evaluation tests and measures, to assess patient's strengths and limitations and assist patient to achieve objective short- and long-term goals.
• Administers tests, measures, objective, and functional assessment requiring certified lymphedema skilled competencies.
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of side effects, and complications related to lymphedema diagnoses and other related co-morbidities.
• Create plan of care according to evaluation results.
• Administers patient specific occupational or physical therapy treatment, including but not limited to Complete Decongestive Therapy including multilayer bandaging, manual lymph drainage, and compression garment section and application.
• Modify treatment plans as needed based on complex problem solving, patient specific need, and use of existing evidence-based information.
• Maintain accurate records of each patient's treatment, assessment findings, and progress according to defined service delivery standards.
• Maintain all necessary records required to meet criteria established by reimbursement and regulatory agencies.
• Provide patient and/or caregiver education and training for home management program, with skillful reassessment and adjustments as needed for chronic condition management.
• Provide appropriate home exercise plans and recommendations for modifications for functional abilities.
• Advocate and care coordinate for patients to facilitate accessibility to services and resources and promote health equity of the lymphedema population.
• Professionally communicate complex information to internal and external stakeholders, providers and leadership to serve advice or guidance on application of knowledge.
• Serve as a UHS subject expert with advanced knowledge of lymphedema and complete decongestive therapy and can serve as an educator and advocate for the population.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families/caregivers, providers, staff, and others involved in multi-disciplinary care of patients to ensure effective long-term management of lymphedema related issues.
• Collaborate with vendors to achieve compression garment coverage or financial funding resources.
• Professional participation and collaboration in internal lymphedema clinic assignments and projects; including program quality improvement and performance improvement.
• Integration of broad theoretical knowledge of rehabilitation and the specialized field of lymphedema and the interrelationships within the domain of health care delivery.
• Formulation and execution of individualized patient care and public health efforts.

Position Qualifications

• Certification in Lymphedema Therapy preferred- OR willing to become certified within six months of hire date.
• Licensed as an occupational or physical therapist.
• CPR certified.
• Master's or Doctorate Degree.
• Previous clinical experience in lymphedema therapy.
• Previous clinical experience in hospital-based inpatient services and/or outpatient therapy services.