Physical Therapist - Outpatient Clinic/Gibson City Location FT

Evaluates and Provides Care

• Evaluates patient’s physical, cognitive, and functional status, using standardized tests and measures.
• Incorporates pertinent medical information into the evaluation.
• Incorporates age specific, language and cultural needs into the individualized treatment plan.

• Supervises Care

  • Supervises all care provided by physical therapist assistants, PT/PTA students, and techs.

  Documentation and Communication

  • Complies with department documentation policy.
  • Critical elements in documentation are thoroughness, timeliness, and legibility.
  • Communicates effectively with patients, caregivers, physicians, members of the healthcare team, and therapy peers and director.
  • Discusses clinical findings, goals, and treatment with patients and when appropriate with families/caregivers.
  • Involves patients' families in the evaluation and treatment process especially when working with pediatric patients.
  • Ensures that instructions and conversations with the above individuals are understood by all parties concerned.

  Discharge Planning

  • Participates in discharge planning with patients/caregivers, physicians, nurses, and social services personnel to promote timely and safe discharge arrangements.

  Professional Development and Compliance

  • Complies with all issues related to patient privacy.
  • Bills for therapy interventions accurately and ethically.
  • Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related conferences and in-services.
  • Attends department staff meetings.
  • Attends all facility and department required educational sessions.
  • Supports the Hospital’s and department’s continuous quality improvement efforts designed to enhance patient outcomes, increase patient satisfaction, and improve the utilization of the hospital’s human, capital, and physical resources.
  • Complies with the organizational attendance policy and use of the electric timekeeping system.
  • Utilizes time efficiently and productively to enhance patient care, department operations, and the financial success of the department and organization.
  • Manages hours and any overtime and ETO will be preapproved by the Director.
  • Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
  • Complies with dress code.
  • Completes other duties as assigned.