Physical Therapist PRN

The physical therapist shall provide evaluation and treatment that is consistent with Rehab activities and patient care policies and procedures, demonstrated competencies, and with consideration given to risk management, infection control practices, and patient safety practices.

• Evaluates patients upon initial encounter to assess impairment and current condition to estimate rehabilitation potential. Makes referrals to other treatment members when appropriate.
• Plans appropriate treatment program for each patient based upon the assessment, including training in functional mobility, use of assistive devices, therapeutic exercise, balance and coordination retraining, massage, heat, and cryotherapy.
• Applies diagnostic and progressive muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests.
• Conducts tests of strength, upright motor control, spasticity, sensation, proprioception, visual field, bulbar functions, cognition, gait analysis, body image, electro-diagnostic, and other tests.
• Develops treatment plans, including specific and realistic goals with patients’ input; explains treatment plan and goals to patients. Adapts conventional physical therapy techniques to meet the needs of patients unable to comprehend verbal commands or voluntarily carry out a regime of therapeutic exercises.
• Performs complex treatments such as proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, muscle re-education, bulbar treatment and use of plaster splints for positioning a body member.
• Directs and aids patient in therapeutic regimen. Delegates routine care to supportive personnel as appropriate. Acts in supervisory role to ensure proper execution of tasks.
• Evaluates treatment effect and modifies plan as necessary.
• Evaluates, records and reports on patients progress for review by other members of the team.
• Completes required documentation thoroughly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge and technical, interpersonal and critical thinking skills to provide care, maintain clinical competency and meet age-specific patient needs within rehab areas.

Works collaboratively in a customer responsive and courteous manner, in compliance with iRESPECT standards and promoting patient/customer satisfaction. Communicates observations, facts and comments timely to medical and/or hospital staff to ensure efficient coordination of the overall health plan and integrate physical treatment with other activities.

• Confers with physicians regarding evaluation, treatment and progress of patients and expresses judgments upon which physicians base decisions to improve the patient's function using a wide variety of surgical or bracing procedures.

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Rarely

Occasionally

Frequently

Constantly

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