Physical Therapist (PT)

About the role

Watertown Health Care Center is a skilled nursing home facility seeking a Physical Therapist to join our team. We take pride in providing our residents with an amazing experience through a tight-knit family of caregivers who serve with compassion, care, and a positive attitude. Our primary goal is to help residents return to independence while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and document evaluations of referred residents in accordance with facility policies and procedures
• Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of their physical abilities
• Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures, and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents' function
• Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible
• Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state, local regulatory agencies, and third-party payers
• Make recommendations to administration for adaptive equipment and preventative measures
• Observe infection control procedures
• Be responsible for the safety of residents under supervision
• Assume duties related to completion of Minimum Data Set assessments as assigned
• Complete documentation related to evaluations, treatment plans, MDS assessments, resident care plans, and progress notes in a timely manner
• Participate in resident care conferences, interdisciplinary care conferences, and rehabilitation conferences as scheduled
• Participate in implementation of programs to improve resident care related to Quality Indicators
• Assume Quality Assurance duties as assigned
• Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers
• Observe all facility policies and procedures, safety policies, guidelines in the employees' handbook, and Residents' Rights policies
• Adhere to Corporate Compliance Program Code of Conduct and policies, attend required in-service, and comply with non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies
• Protect the privacy of resident Protected Health Information
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential physical and intellectual duty as identified. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• MS in Occupational Therapy
• NBCOT Certified
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information
• Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families, and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to present information to supervisor
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions
• Familiarity with software such as Word and Excel

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Great Work Environment
• 401k matched at 10%
• Flexible Hours (8 hour shifts)
• Paid Holidays
• Same day pay with Tapcheck

Job location: Watertown, WI