Physical Therapist - Physical Therapy

Responsibilities

• Accurately accesses and documents staffing, patient care activities and hospital processes.
• Provides therapy care to patients, assessing their physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, functional, high risk, and discharge needs.
• Establishes long and short-term goals and reports weekly progress in interdisciplinary staffing and outcome measures.
• Demonstrates ability to comply with infection control policies and procedures.
• Identifies and documents patient/family educational needs and provides teaching based on identified needs.
• Oversees patient care on basis of patient classification and staff expertise to ensure quality of care.
• Communicates effectively with associates, physicians, and allied health team, coordinating therapy care with other disciplines.
• Ensures rights of the patient/family are respected and maintained.
• Completes unit-specific annual competency checklist and assures equipment is in operating order.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, doctorate degree preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Pediatric experience preferred.
• Current Louisiana PT License required.
• Current BLS Card required.

Qualifications

Full-time associates must attend 50% of departmental in-services and meet with the manager for information missed in other meetings as documented on the sign-in sheet. Relief associates may read the minutes of meetings.