What are the responsibilities and job description for the Massage Therapist position at Arbor Hospice?
Job Summary: The Massage Therapist is responsible to plan, organize, and provide medically prescribed massage therapy that addresses the comfort needs of patients.
Essential Functions
Essential Functions
- Monitors patient outcomes for the services responsible for.
- Assists in building the program to provide services to all patients that desire it.
- Services are to be coordinated for all care settings; i.e. nursing homes, IPU and home settings.
- Assists Marketing in educating the community on the program when applicable.
- Provides massage therapy for a defined population upon referral and according to the patient's individualized plan of care.
- Works as part of the Interdisciplinary Team in determining therapeutic objectives and goals. Provides input to appropriate staff regarding massage therapy.
- Accurately documents therapy administered in the patients' electronic medical record daily.
- Communicates effectively and tactfully with clients, recognizing their age, cultural diversity, needs, abilities and physical condition.
- Provides general guidance to volunteers and serves as a mentor to students and interns when applicable.
- Follows established safety and infection control policies and procedures and participates in all required in-service training.
- Adheres to organizational policies, procedures, Code of Conduct and all regulatory and legal requirements.
- Adheres to the C.A.R.E. Model of Service: courtesy, acknowledgment, response and empathy.
- Graduate of a credentialed school of Massage Therapy and current license to practice massage in the State of Michigan requited.
- Minimum one year experience in massage therapy or related experience in a health care or massage therapy setting required.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in internal and external relationships.
- Demonstrated team building capabilities.
- Ability to use technology (hardware and software) required of clinicians. Must possess sound judgment; effective organizational, communication, prioritization and follow-through skills; attention to detail; accuracy; dependability; tact; and ability to maintain confidential information.
- The physical demands of the position include: vision, effective speech and hearing for extensive telephone contact; repetitive motion; traveling; driving or riding in motor vehicle; standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching, and stretching; lifting up to forty five (45) pounds unassisted and the ability to assist in lifting patients using appropriate lifting techniques and/or devices.
- Proof of current tuberculin testing required. Patient/family contact not allowed until tuberculin clearance is documented.
- Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order, if assigned to patients in community home environment.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.
