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Description
MedStar Health is looking for a Physical Therapist to join our team at MHPT @ Reisterstown! The ideal candidate will be a licensed physical therapist with professional competency as a general practitioner in physical therapy; demonstrated use of varied evaluation and treatment approaches; customer service skills for interacting with patients, including communicating with patients and family members of diverse ages and backgrounds; and effective communication.
Primary Duties:
- Provides evaluation services including review of pertinent historical information, performance of specific assessments, and determination of recommendations and documentation of results.
- Explains evaluation findings and treatment plan to patient and family and incorporates patient and family in the goals setting.
- Demonstrates proficiency in implementation of treatment protocols based upon evaluation findings, the patient's presentation, and the evolving health care environment.
- Consults with other healthcare professionals as indicated.
- Recognizes and documents changes in patient's condition requiring modification of the plan of care and/or the need for medical/rehabilitation consultation.
- Completes appropriate discharge planning and follow-up care.
- Accurately and timely documents and charges for patient care activities considering our evolving health care environment, painting a clear picture of the patient's course of care including focused initial evaluation/plan of care that establishes baseline and goals, daily encounter notes, interim progress summaries, and discharge evaluation.
- Demonstrates effective time management and meets productivity expectations.
- Manage an accurate schedule.
- Demonstrates a professional commitment to provide frictionless patient access to care through flexibility, adaptability, creativity, and actions/behaviors that display empathy in our patient consumer driven environment.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy.
- Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy.
- /Maryland, District of Columbia (DC), and/or Virginia licensure required as deemed necessary for your specific location(s).
- American Heart Association’s BLS (Basic Life Support) for Healthcare Providers CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation) certification.