Physical Therapist - Full Time - Acute Care

About the Role

Plans and implements specific treatment programs for assigned patients according to the principles and practices of physical therapy. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team. Work is performed appropriately for the age population served as defined in the department's scope of service.

Responsibilities

• Completes patient assessments and treatments:
  • Assesses patient, plans and implements treatment, periodically evaluates patient's progress toward goals, and documents patient-related assessments and treatments.
  • Plans and implements treatment programs based on evaluation results, discharge goals, and interdisciplinary team patient goals.
  • Provides patient and family teaching, including specific exercises and motor learning to improve strength, endurance, coordination, self-care training, sensory stimulation, mobility, and gait training.
  • Provides home programs and adapts environment to facilitate patient's progress.
• Documents care provided:
  • Documents patient records, billing procedures, and productivity management as required, adhering to department documentation standards in patient care.
• Promotes a team approach:
  • Works cooperatively with team members to assure a comprehensive interdisciplinary patient program and discharge goals, participating in interdisciplinary team conferences, patient planning, and meetings.
  • Assesses and implements discharge planning activities and makes appropriate recommendations regarding discharge needs, including home evaluations and equipment orders when necessary.
  • Works with outside vendors to order patient-specific equipment when funding has been verified.
  • Provides staff training to promote patient progress regarding equipment, transfers, mobility, etc.
• Promotes education and participates in department tasks:
  • Attends continuing education for licensure requirements and keeps abreast of current/new treatment approaches and/or equipment.
  • Attends mandatory meetings, functions in multiple clinical areas, and works at multiple location sites as needed.
  • Participates in department management tasks; supervises and/or provides in-services and training for licensed assistants, rehab techs, students, hospital staff, and volunteers.
  • Offers suggestions for process improvement; recommends equipment and/or supplies that may enhance the Rehab Program.
• Performs other duties and special projects as required.

Performance Criteria

• Everyday Excellence Values:
  • Demonstrates courtesy and caring to patients, families, physicians, and the community.
  • Takes initiative in living organizational values and vital signs.
  • Identifies customer needs proactively.
  • Participates willingly and enthusiastically in teamwork.
  • Respects the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal actions and attention to the environment of care.
  • Keeps customers informed, answers questions, and anticipates information needs.
• Corporate Compliance:
  • Practices diligence in fulfilling regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
  • Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
  • Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honestly and completely; behaves fairly and nondiscriminatorily.
• Personal Achievement:
  • Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments.
  • Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives, even under high workloads.
  • Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
  • Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.
• Performance Improvement:
  • Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities to achieve excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
  • Initiates or redesigns processes to continuously improve work.
  • Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve work processes.
  • Willingly participates in organizational and/or departmental quality initiatives.
• Cost Management:
  • Effectively manages time and resources.
  • Makes conscious efforts to utilize organizational resources—material, human, and financial—efficiently.
  • Consistently looks for and uses resource-saving processes.
• Patient & Employee Safety:
  • Effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates, and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
  • Proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries, or potential injuries.
  • Demonstrates department-specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
  • Demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment, and devices, and follows safety policies, procedures, and plans.

Requirements

• Current Louisiana licensure as a Physical Therapist.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Good organizational skills.

Additional Requirements

• HIPAA Requirements: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations, including but not limited to medical records (paper and electronic), patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, patient location, religious beliefs, public health records, patient financial information, third-party billing, patient-related complaints, and research information.
• Safety Requirements: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices, including incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, handwashing, environment of care, patient identification, administering/receiving patient orders, validating, transporting, monitoring patients for procedures, and monitoring clinical alarms.