Physical Therapist- Outpatient Rehab

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school or educational requirements commensurate with the date of graduation
• •Licensed Physical Therapist in the State upon which you work
• •Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (obtained within 90 days unless department leader has determined is not required) by American Heart Association (AHA)
• •1-2 years of Pelvic Health, Vestibular or Lymphedema experience
• •Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist
• •Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs. from waist to overhead
• •Must be able to lift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance
• •Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force
• •Must be able to perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present
• •Must have functional use of senses to allow for effective communication
• •Must be able to wear protective clothing as needed
• •Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
• •Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• •Must be able to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs
• •Must be able to effectively communicate
• •Must be able to organize
• •Must be able to solve problems
• •Must be able to make decisions
• •Must be able to interpret physician referrals, as appropriate
• •Must be able to establish a plan of care
• •Must be able to implement individual treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals
• •Must be able to monitor and evaluate outcomes
• •Must be able to adjust the individualized treatment plan based on the patient's response to treatment
• •Must be able to provide status updates to physicians and other teammates
• •Must be able to identify factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort
• •Must be able to attend to patient comfort needs
• •Must be able to plan for and complete patient discharge
• •Must be able to provide written home programs
• •Must be able to provide patient/family teaching
• •Must be able to provide referral for community services
• •Must be able to provide transition planning within the continuum of care
• •Must be able to order equipment as indicated/appropriate
• •Must be able to communicate and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders
• •Must be able to complete all required documentation following department policy and accreditation standards
• •Must be able to complete patient evaluations
• •Must be able to complete progress notes
• •Must be able to complete team conference reports
• •Must be able to complete discharge summaries
• •Must be able to record patient care and progress of each patient assigned
• •Must be able to complete daily statistics, billing, and scheduling
• •Must be able to apply insurance guidelines regarding authorization and number of visits
• •Must be able to maintain site/department established productivity standards
• •Must be able to understand and adhere to all billing and documentation policies, procedures, and timelines
• •Must be able to clean up after patient treatment
• •Must be able to put away equipment
• •Must be able to keep area neat and orderly
• •Must be able to perform various manual techniques
• •Must be able to perform patient positioning
• •Must be able to perform transferring and transporting duties
• •Must be able to utilize proper technique
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of exercise equipment
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of other devices
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of exercise
• •Must be able to promote patient safety
• •Must be able to participate in safety initiatives
• •Must be able to follow all safety and infection control measures
• •Must be able to participate in performance improvement activities
• •Must be able to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes
• •Must be able to improve quality of care
• •Must be able to manage assigned caseload
• •Must be able to inform site leadership of coverage needs
• •Must be able to assist with coverage
• •Must be able to pursue professional growth through participation in continuing education courses
• •Must be able to participate in department in-services
• •Must be able to read professional literature
• •Must be able to orient new staff to clinical and department policies
• •Must be able to participate in the evaluation process of co-workers
• •Must be able to provide verbal or written feedback
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy assistants
• •Must be able to delegate patients to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide direction to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide recommendations regarding treatment
• •Must be able to provide ongoing supervision
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient plan of care
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient goals
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy extenders
• •Must be able to teach physical therapy extenders appropriate techniques
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to complete one year of clinical experience to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• •Must be able to assess data reflective of the patient's status
• •Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs
• •Must be able to interpret physician referrals
• •Must be able to establish a plan of care
• •Must be able to implement individual treatment
• •Must be able to monitor and evaluate outcomes
• •Must be able to adjust the individualized treatment plan
• •Must be able to provide status updates
• •Must be able to identify factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort
• •Must be able to attend to patient comfort needs
• •Must be able to plan for and complete patient discharge
• •Must be able to provide written home programs
• •Must be able to provide patient/family teaching
• •Must be able to provide referral for community services
• •Must be able to provide transition planning
• •Must be able to order equipment
• •Must be able to communicate and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders
• •Must be able to complete all required documentation
• •Must be able to complete patient evaluations
• •Must be able to complete progress notes
• •Must be able to complete team conference reports
• •Must be able to complete discharge summaries
• •Must be able to record patient care and progress
• •Must be able to complete daily statistics, billing, and scheduling
• •Must be able to apply insurance guidelines
• •Must be able to maintain site/department established productivity standards
• •Must be able to understand and adhere to all billing and documentation policies, procedures, and timelines
• •Must be able to clean up after patient treatment
• •Must be able to put away equipment
• •Must be able to keep area neat and orderly
• •Must be able to perform various manual techniques
• •Must be able to perform patient positioning
• •Must be able to perform transferring and transporting duties
• •Must be able to utilize proper technique
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of exercise equipment
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of other devices
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of exercise
• •Must be able to promote patient safety
• •Must be able to participate in safety initiatives
• •Must be able to follow all safety and infection control measures
• •Must be able to participate in performance improvement activities
• •Must be able to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes
• •Must be able to improve quality of care
• •Must be able to manage assigned caseload
• •Must be able to inform site leadership of coverage needs
• •Must be able to assist with coverage
• •Must be able to pursue professional growth through participation in continuing education courses
• •Must be able to participate in department in-services
• •Must be able to read professional literature
• •Must be able to orient new staff to clinical and department policies
• •Must be able to participate in the evaluation process of co-workers
• •Must be able to provide verbal or written feedback
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy assistants
• •Must be able to delegate patients to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide direction to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide recommendations regarding treatment
• •Must be able to provide ongoing supervision
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient plan of care
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient goals
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy extenders
• •Must be able to teach physical therapy extenders appropriate techniques
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to complete one year of clinical experience to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• •Must be able to assess data reflective of the patient's status
• •Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs
• •Must be able to interpret physician referrals
• •Must be able to establish a plan of care
• •Must be able to implement individual treatment
• •Must be able to monitor and evaluate outcomes
• •Must be able to adjust the individualized treatment plan
• •Must be able to provide status updates
• •Must be able to identify factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort
• •Must be able to attend to patient comfort needs
• •Must be able to plan for and complete patient discharge
• •Must be able to provide written home programs
• •Must be able to provide patient/family teaching
• •Must be able to provide referral for community services
• •Must be able to provide transition planning
• •Must be able to order equipment
• •Must be able to communicate and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders
• •Must be able to complete all required documentation
• •Must be able to complete patient evaluations
• •Must be able to complete progress notes
• •Must be able to complete team conference reports
• •Must be able to complete discharge summaries
• •Must be able to record patient care and progress
• •Must be able to complete daily statistics, billing, and scheduling
• •Must be able to apply insurance guidelines
• •Must be able to maintain site/department established productivity standards
• •Must be able to understand and adhere to all billing and documentation policies, procedures, and timelines
• •Must be able to clean up after patient treatment
• •Must be able to put away equipment
• •Must be able to keep area neat and orderly
• •Must be able to perform various manual techniques
• •Must be able to perform patient positioning
• •Must be able to perform transferring and transporting duties
• •Must be able to utilize proper technique
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of exercise equipment
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of other devices
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of exercise
• •Must be able to promote patient safety
• •Must be able to participate in safety initiatives
• •Must be able to follow all safety and infection control measures
• •Must be able to participate in performance improvement activities
• •Must be able to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes
• •Must be able to improve quality of care
• •Must be able to manage assigned caseload
• •Must be able to inform site leadership of coverage needs
• •Must be able to assist with coverage
• •Must be able to pursue professional growth through participation in continuing education courses
• •Must be able to participate in department in-services
• •Must be able to read professional literature
• •Must be able to orient new staff to clinical and department policies
• •Must be able to participate in the evaluation process of co-workers
• •Must be able to provide verbal or written feedback
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy assistants
• •Must be able to delegate patients to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide direction to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide recommendations regarding treatment
• •Must be able to provide ongoing supervision
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient plan of care
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient goals
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy extenders
• •Must be able to teach physical therapy extenders appropriate techniques
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to complete one year of clinical experience to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• •Must be able to assess data reflective of the patient's status
• •Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs
• •Must be able to interpret physician referrals
• •Must be able to establish a plan of care
• •Must be able to implement individual treatment
• •Must be able to monitor and evaluate outcomes
• •Must be able to adjust the individualized treatment plan
• •Must be able to provide status updates
• •Must be able to identify factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort
• •Must be able to attend to patient comfort needs
• •Must be able to plan for and complete patient discharge
• •Must be able to provide written home programs
• •Must be able to provide patient/family teaching
• •Must be able to provide referral for community services
• •Must be able to provide transition planning
• •Must be able to order equipment
• •Must be able to communicate and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders
• •Must be able to complete all required documentation
• •Must be able to complete patient evaluations
• •Must be able to complete progress notes
• •Must be able to complete team conference reports
• •Must be able to complete discharge summaries
• •Must be able to record patient care and progress
• •Must be able to complete daily statistics, billing, and scheduling
• •Must be able to apply insurance guidelines
• •Must be able to maintain site/department established productivity standards
• •Must be able to understand and adhere to all billing and documentation policies, procedures, and timelines
• •Must be able to clean up after patient treatment
• •Must be able to put away equipment
• •Must be able to keep area neat and orderly
• •Must be able to perform various manual techniques
• •Must be able to perform patient positioning
• •Must be able to perform transferring and transporting duties
• •Must be able to utilize proper technique
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of exercise equipment
• •Must be able to demonstrate skill in use of other devices
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of modalities
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of indications and contraindications of exercise
• •Must be able to promote patient safety
• •Must be able to participate in safety initiatives
• •Must be able to follow all safety and infection control measures
• •Must be able to participate in performance improvement activities
• •Must be able to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes
• •Must be able to improve quality of care
• •Must be able to manage assigned caseload
• •Must be able to inform site leadership of coverage needs
• •Must be able to assist with coverage
• •Must be able to pursue professional growth through participation in continuing education courses
• •Must be able to participate in department in-services
• •Must be able to read professional literature
• •Must be able to orient new staff to clinical and department policies
• •Must be able to participate in the evaluation process of co-workers
• •Must be able to provide verbal or written feedback
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy assistants
• •Must be able to delegate patients to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide direction to assistive personnel
• •Must be able to provide recommendations regarding treatment
• •Must be able to provide ongoing supervision
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient plan of care
• •Must be able to maintain responsibility for patient goals
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy extenders
• •Must be able to teach physical therapy extenders appropriate techniques
• •Must be able to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to complete one year of clinical experience to supervise physical therapy students
• •Must be able to maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span