What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Full Time Days position at Holy Name Medical Center?
Description
Physical Therapist
Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.
Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.
A Brief Overview
Organizes and conducts Physical Therapy programs for individuals referred by a physician to restore function and prevent disability following disease, injury or loss of body part. Helps patient reach maximum performance within their disabilities.
What you will do
- Evaluates and plan specific treatment programs upon the referral of a physician.
- Treats and documents progress of patients in a timely fashion
- Evaluates the extent of the disability through pertinent chart findings and objective evaluation procedures
- Administers therapeutic exercise directly
- Teaches rehabilitation techniques to overcome disability through the use of supportive devices
- Assists with discharge planning.
- Maintains and cares for all therapeutic equipment in all patient areas.
- Instruct other health professionals, support personnel and patient, families in proper safety and exercise programs.
- Coordinates schedule of assigned in-patients or out-patients
- Maintains statistical reports as requested.
- Participates in a present in-service program as directed by Senior Education Therapist or Director of Rehabilitation Services. Performs at minimum 1 inservice per year for the department
- Records treatment data and progress notes in the medical records. Reports on patient progress at rounds or other clinical team meetings
- Assists in departmental marketing and educates medical and other hospital staff about services provided by physical therapy.
- Supervises affiliating students as per assignment of the Senior Education Physical Therapist
Education Qualifications
Experience Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Licenses and Certifications
Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
