Physical Therapist PRNLexington Medical - Extended Care • Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Physical Therapist PRN
Lexington Medical - Extended Care
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Über
This primary purpose is to perform professional services that are concerned with the restoration of function and prevention of disability following trauma or disease, which may include various evaluations, exercises, modalities and splinting. This position reports directly to the Director of Rehabilitation Services.
*Qualifications:*
1. Graduate of an APTA approved school of Physical Therapy with a B.S. degree or higher in Physical Therapy.
2. Licensed in the State of South Carolina by the South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy.
*Duties and Responsibilities:*
1. Evaluates residents, develops treatment plans and administers Physical Therapy treatments to residents, upon referral by a physician. These services are provided to adult and geriatric residents with goal of achieving greater than 75% of billable therapy minutes per total work hours per day.
2. Administers treatments designed to relieve pain, develop or restore function and maintain maximum performance using physical means such as therapeutic exercise, massage, heat, water, light, electricity balance and coordination tasks and gait training.
3. Performs special tests and measurements such as muscle testing, functional ability, range of motion, neurological testing and other evidence based tests.
4. Assigns and directs Physical Therapist Assistants in their related job duties including providing supervisory treatments every seventh treatment.
5. Records accurate treatment and billing data, resident progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries for residents in the electronic health records.
6. Consults with other professionals regarding patients Physical Therapy program to help coordinate and plan medical services.
7. Attends admission family conferences to report treatment progress and education regarding treatment goals and recommendations.
8. Instructs residents and their families in resident’s physical therapy home program.
9. Directs Rehab Techs in their job related duties.
10. Takes physician’s orders from physician offices and facility nursing staff and schedules residents for evaluation and treatments.
11. Mandatory participation in the facility’s inservice education program (Relias) and provides inservice classes for other Lexington Medical Center Extended Care departments such as nursing, housekeeping, etc.
12. Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to residents, visitors, physicians and co-workers. Shows courtesy, compassion and respect. Conforms to facility Code of Ethics.
13. Attends professional conferences and meetings.
14. Uses safe techniques for protection of residents and self in performing duties.
15. Assists with the transportation of residents as needed.
16. Performs related and such other duties as may be assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g. fire or disaster.
17. Assists in maintaining a neat and safe department by straightening equipment, putting away supplies, calling housekeeping when necessary and making suggestions to better the appearance of the department.
*Span of Supervision:*
Part time supervision of Physical Therapist Assistants and direction to Rehab Techs in performing their job related duties.
*Position Characteristics:*
1. Job requires a high degree of motor control and coordination in order to move body members rapidly, accurately and with precision.
2. The employee is permitted to perform assigned duties in conformance with APTA and the State of South Carolina standards.
3. Responsibility for high degree of accuracy and control of details. Mistakes might cause considerable confusion, delays or extreme discomfort or injury to residents.
4. Heavy physical stress on back. Involves frequent lifting (in excess of 40 pounds) and often combined with bending or turning. Should be capable of heavy, sustained labor.
5. Has contacts by phone, correspondence or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the facility; tact is required in the contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
Pay: $50.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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