Physical Therapist

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  • Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Job Summary
Location
,NJ
Job Type
Contract
Visa
Any Valid Visa
Salary
PayRate
Qualification
BCA
Experience
2Years - 10Years
Posted
25 Dec 2024
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Job Description
  • JOB SUMMARY
    • Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
    • Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
    • Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
    • Administer manual exercises, massage or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity.
    • Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
    • Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program.
    • Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
    • Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
    • Obtain patients' consent to proposed interventions.
    • Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals
    • Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.
  • ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • PATIENT/CUSTOMER
      • Essential Accountabilities
        • Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
        • Is professional in all actions and appearance
        • Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters
        • Uses resources wisely - as if they were one's own.
        • Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
        • Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
        • Anticipates patients'/customers' needs and acts accordingly.
        • Works to enhance patient satisfaction
        • Assist patients and families
        • Analyzes problems from the customers' point of view.
        • Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
        • Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
        • Applies learning for improved performance.
        • Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others
        • Strives to understand and value differences in others' race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.
      • Non-Essential Accountabilities
        • Clinical Education
        • Serves as clinical instructor (after gaining one year of clinical experience & if student is available)
        • Assists with clinical education of students if not the Primary CI
        • Staff Education: Provides a formal presentation of evidenced-based information (i.e. in-service)
        • Attendance at institutional in-services, staff meetings and/or continuing education programs
    • PATIENT/EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES
      • Patient Care Providers
        • Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
        • Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
        • Validation of annual competencies required for the position
    • OPERATIONS
      • Essential Accountabilities
        • Therapy Examination
        • Therapy Treatment Planning
        • Therapy Treatment Implementation
        • Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of PT
        • Full compliance with licensure requirements
        • Ethical & Legal Practice Standards
        • Therapy Documentation-
        • Compliance Audits-Total of 2 charts reviewed in a quarter by Site Manager or senior therapist. Done in 2 out of 4 quarters per year.
        • Qualitative Chart Audit-At least 1 done per year
        • Productivity Expectations
        • Health System ID is worn in accordance to GSPP policy
      • Non-essential Accountabilities
        • CEQI (Clinical Effectiveness Quality Improvement)
  • QUALIFICATIONS
    • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      • Education
        • Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy required
        • Master's Degree preferred
      • Work Experience
        • Previous healthcare experience preferred
      • Licenses / Certifications
        • Physical Therapist license required
        • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
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