Physical Therapist

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.
• 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.
• Aid patients and families.
• Analyzes problems from the customers’ point of view.
• Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
• Sets and 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)

Attendance at 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
• 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

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function 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