Physical Therapist II

About the role

The Physical Therapist II is part of collaborative Sports Medicine & Sports Therapy teams providing functional and exercise oriented treatments in prestigious Orthopedic and Sports Medicine facilities. The Physical Therapist II contributes to the professional development of the physical therapy team by providing guidance and mentorship where needed.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial assessment and evaluation of Physical Therapy needs for specifically assigned patient populations.
  • Reviews medical chart to ascertain important medical information and clarifies referral/Treatment orders if necessary for unfamiliar diagnosis;
  • Selects appropriate assessment tools and methods in order to accurately determine the patient’s status for developing optimal treatment plan;
  • Demonstrates effective clinical decision making and implements changes/adaptations to the Treatment Plan when appropriate.
• Implements treatment plans and protocol according to current professional and health system standards:
  • Establishes achievable and appropriate treatment goals with patient and family;
  • Selects appropriate technical aids/assistive devices and correctly refers patients to other clinical services to achieve stated program/team treatment goals;
  • Affords consideration of a variety of validated treatment approaches and rationales for achievement of patient goals;
  • Affords consideration of a variety of validated treatment approaches and rationales for achievement of patient goals;
  • Assesses educational needs of patient, families, and implements a variety of methods for patient/family education and training during rehabilitation process.
• Completes all required documentation for patient care and reimbursement.
  • Completes and plans all required documentation in medical chart as required by Department guidelines;
  • Accurately records all treatment given including completion of the daily treatment record;
  • Maintains updated prescriptions for authorization compliance;
  • Produces evaluation, follow-up and discharge letters to the referring physician in a timely manner.
• Completes assigned continuing education courses and presents in-service.
  • Demonstrates continued proficiency in skills required to treat assigned patient population;
  • Interfaces between providers, nurses and other support personnel who take part in caring for physical therapy patients;
  • Addresses patient concerns and issues; assess, prioritize and subsequently resolve each matter.
• Communicates as necessary and appropriate with primary care or local physician any care plan being initiated for patients.
  • Affords consideration of a variety of validated treatment approaches and rationales for achievement of patient goals;
  • Ensures that clinical documentation is thorough and completes using appropriate medical and clinical terminology.
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.
  • Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations;
  • Attends external and internal conferences; Grand Rounds, Indications, etc.
• Works as part of the orthopedic physical therapy team and offers cross-coverage to other therapists or sites as needed.
  • Works as part of the orthopedic physical therapy team and offers cross-coverage to other therapists or sites as needed;
  • Leads a collaborative team oriented environment.
• Makes recommendation to update/revise procedure or workflow as needed.
  • Makes recommendation to update/revise procedure or workflow as needed;
  • Makes recommendation to update/revise procedure or workflow as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned within scope of practice, experience, and education.
  • Performs other duties as assigned within scope of practice, experience, and education.

Qualifications

• Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus a minimum of 4 years of related experience.
• License: Current and unrestricted New York State license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Prior experience in a supervisory or team leader role and/or related responsibilities.
• Skills: Excellent clinical skills in a high-volume, high-pressure environment; strong customer service orientation and the ability to deliver consistent exceptional service while demonstrating tact, respect and sensitivity; organized and be able to manage a demanding workload and moderately complex cases in an accurate and timely; demonstrated advanced skills in problem assessment, and resolution and collaborative problem solving in complex, and interdisciplinary settings including advanced proficiency in clinical competencies; ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form; ability to interact positively, constructively and effectively with professional staff, providers and organizational stakeholders; ability to lead and mentor team through new and changing situations; demonstrates a professional and compassionate manner while conveying a positive image of the practice; ability to work independently and follow-through and handle multiple tasks simultaneously; ability to work collaboratively with a culturally diverse staff and patient/family population demonstrating tact and sensitivity in stressful situations; strong proficiency of Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) or similar software is required and an ability and willingness to learn new systems and programs; motivated individual with a positive mindset and exceptional work ethic; successfully complete systems training requirements.

People

• Evaluates the competencies of physical therapy staff in practices.
• Offers continuing guidance and assistance to physical therapy team on procedures, competency development, educational sessions and performance-related issues as appropriate.
• Promotes staff professionalism and performance with coaching, training and feedback.
• Mentors others in individual and team accountability, modeling behavior and demonstrating best practices/techniques.
• Demonstrates self-development and keeps current on a variety of related clinical and health care topics.
• Collaborates with physical therapy team to ensure alignment with overall performance strategy and optimal patient care delivery.

Additional duties

• Complies with all organizational, regulatory compliance and patient privacy trainings policies (e.g. infection control, public safety, EH&S, HIPAA, OSHA, etc.) and successfully completes required trainings.