Job Overview
Essential Functions:
- Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
- Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
- Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges as needed.
- Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff, coordinates patient's schedule and treatment programs, and discharge planning.
- Communicates patient information and thoroughly documents therapist's actions and plan of care.
- Provides coverage at other departments following orientation and competency completion for level of care assigned.
- Provides clinical leadership and mentoring to ensure staff competency and development.
- Performs departmental leadership tasks as assigned by department leaders such as performance appraisals, staffing and patient scheduling.
- Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy program required.
- NC license for Physical Therapy required. BLS required per policy guidelines.
- One (1) year experience as a licensed Physical Therapist in a clinical care setting required.
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