Physical Therapist

PATIENT/CUSTOMER

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
Ensures 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION

• 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
• Ensures 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.

Clinical Education

• Serves as clinical instructor (after gaining one year of clinical experience & if student is available)
• Affords assistance with clinical education of students if not the Primary CI

Staff Education

• Provides a formal presentation of evidenced-based information (i.e. in-service)
• Attends institutional in-services, staff meetings and/or continuing education programs

Patient/Employee Safety

• 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.

Operation

• 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
• Treatment 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

Qualifications

• 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