Outpatient Physical Therapist - 40 hours/week

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This position is 40 hours/week day shift with two evening shifts required per week (until 7:30pm).

The rehabilitation team has a Mentoring Program, a Best Practice Forum to promote evidenced based practice, Department support in education with internal and external course offerings as well as educational reimbursement! Medbridge membership offered.

Position Summary: 

The Physical Therapist evaluates patient’s mobility and motor assets and liabilities for functional performance.  The Physical Therapist provides goal directed, activity-oriented treatment to promote optimum independence in functional mobility and daily life tasks.  As a member of the health care team, the physical therapist works closely with other rehabilitation disciplines, nursing, physicians, and case managers to provide patient centered care.  Patient/family and community education are essential components of this position. 

Education/Experience 

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy Program.  

Certification/License:  Current Massachusetts Physical Therapy license.  Current BCLS certification 

• Performs a complete/thorough evaluation of patient’s chief complaint, physical impairments, activities of daily living and functional limitations. 

• Develops a comprehensive plan of care which includes appropriate, measurable and functional goals 

• Plans and implements appropriate treatment activities, effective in improving identified physical impairments and functional limitations. 

• Provides on-going reassessment and modification of the treatment plan in response to patient’s progress. 

• Provides appropriate discharge planning and patient/family teaching including provision of home programs, recommendations for self- care and adaptation to disability if needed. 

• Uses department resources appropriately to ensure highest quality of care. 

• Completes evaluation/flow sheet documentation immediately following patient treatment which includes objective findings, treatment specifics, response to treatment and patient education in accordance with department standards 

• Completes periodic patient progress notes that documents patient’s current status, progress towards established goals and treatment plan modifications that support the need for the continuation of skilled services in accordance with department/state regulations. 

• Completes discharge progress note within established timeframe that includes patient’s status, progress towards established goals and discharge disposition 

• Demonstrate effective overall practice management strategies to ensure that patients are not lost to follow-up, scheduled visits are commensurate with need for skilled services and patient compliance with attendance policy. 

• Completes/submits charge sheet at the end of each work shift that accurately reflects services rendered for each patient in accordance with dept. standards/Medicare regulations  

• Demonstrates effective time management strategies to meet department productivity standards and other professional responsibilities as assigned. 

• Is proactive with managing schedule to meet established departmental productivity requirements. 

• Maintains current knowledge of insurance regulations/requirements and limitations of reimbursement for professional services 

• Obtains insurance authorizations for all services rendered. Maintains accurate tracking of visits inclusive of number of visits and timeframe of authorization. 

• Completes/submits all necessary paperwork to third party payers for initial approval, continuation of services and appeal of denied services. 

_____Professional Developmental Responsibilities 

• Demonstrates clinical competency through completion of annual on-going competency verification. 

• Assumes responsibility as a self-directed professional for ongoing continuing education.  Continually seek new skills.  Able to apply emerging trends and apply evidence-based practice to patient population. 

• Seeks opportunities to improve patient care through identifying and participating in performance improvement activities, involvement in hospital-wide committees and/or community education. 

• Acts as a preceptor for PT/PTA students or new employees as appropriate. 

• Acts as a mentor for peers as appropriate. 

• Colleague is responsible for working in a manner that champions safe conditions, promotes ethical behavior and minimizes hazards in the work environment that may adversely affect the safety and health of self, patients, colleagues and visitors and or the reputation of the hospital. 

• Completes required training. 

• Recognizes when something is not right and speaks up by asking for advice and/or clarification of the policy/procedure. 

• Follows policy/procedures and /or uses good judgment to do the right thing including self-reporting. 

• Is accountable for identifying, actively contributing to and implementing best practices and improvements. 

• Reports events that are unexpected, not consistent with policy/procedure or threaten the safety and well-being of others or the organization using just culture principles.  This includes near misses where the event has a potential harm if not caught/intercepted. 

• Practices proper hand hygiene.