Physical Therapist, Rehab

The Rehabilitation Services Physical Therapist provides evaluation and treatment of patients in a range of specialty programs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates self-directed learning.
• Provides quality patient care by considering the age specific, development and cultural needs through competent clinical practice. Demonstrates unit/area competencies.
• Demonstrates competency with individualized assessment of patients using a wide variety of assessment measures and procedures.
• Stays up to date on all participating insurance guidelines for rehabilitation services.
• Provides thorough documentation on each patient interaction. Documentation must be timely and include all pertinent information required by state law, accrediting agencies and 3rd party payers.
• Formulates individualized, age specific, therapy goals based upon assessment results and patient needs.
• Consults with other team members and selects the most appropriate plan of care consistent with the needs and capabilities of the patient.
• Implements patient care in a manner consistent with the therapy goals and the changing needs of the patient, using a variety of therapeutic approaches.
• Completes daily charges for each patient while adhering to ethical practices per insurance guidelines for each payer.
• Orients patients and families to the therapeutic purposes and procedures of physical therapy, and educates them about home programs, impairments and progress.

Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the State of Michigan.
• Experience working with SCI and TBI population is preferred.