Physical Therapist-Part-time Inpatient

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$45.00/hr - $52.00/hr

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Summary:

Under the administrative direction of the Director, Rehab Services and Occupational Medicine and the direct supervision of the Supervisor, Physical Therapy, the Physical Therapist I provides care appropriate to the age of:
Children and adolescents (8‑18 years);
Adult (19‑60 years);
Geriatric Adult (61 years to the end of life). Provides community education on physical therapy topics, provides educational information to hospital personnel. The Physical Therapist I works with Physical Therapist Assistants and other qualified department staff.

• Demonstrates ability to interpret physician’s referrals.
• Can identify precautions and contraindications in frequently referred diagnoses.
• Seeks guidance from higher level staff for clarification in more complex situations.
• Obtains all pertinent information from the patient or patient chart prior to initial evaluation including past medical history, present medical or surgical interventions.
• Consults with the physician, nurse, and Physical Therapist II for further clarification as needed.
• Consults with supervisor when appropriate.
• Chooses and applies appropriate evaluation procedures as defined by each unit.
• Demonstrates competency and accuracy in performing basic evaluation procedures on frequently referred diagnosis.
• Seeks guidance from Physical Therapist II when performing in more complex situations.
• Demonstrates ability to assess general mental, emotional, and cognitive status in frequently referred cases.
• Obtains current subjective information from the patient including the patient’s understanding of their diagnosis, chief symptoms/complaints, status prior to diagnosis, functional limitations, previous treatment and social history.
• Independently sets and documents measurable short term and long term goals for all diagnoses based on evaluation data for frequently referred diagnosis.
• For more complex diagnoses, seeks assistance from Physical Therapist II.
• Completes Physical Therapist evaluations for Physical Therapy Assistants before delegating them to the Physical Therapy Assistant.
• Identifies and documents precautions, special problems, contraindications, goals, anticipated progress, and plans for re‑evaluation.
• Re‑evaluates and modifies plan of care and goals when necessary.
• Plans and implements patient treatments.
• Reviews chart and/or obtains current information prior to each treatment session and usually recognizes information which may require to necessitate modification of Physical Therapy treatment.
• Seeks guidance from appropriate personnel.
• Incorporates data obtained into treatment session.
• Utilizes subjective and objective evaluation results to plan a treatment program appropriate to the diagnosis or disability.
• Progresses treatment in a timely manner for frequently referred diagnoses.
• Seeks guidance with treatment progression from Physical Therapist Level II when necessary.
• Acts as a resource for Physical Therapy Assistants.
• Evaluates patient response to treatment and revises goals, treatment and plan as appropriate.
• Recognizes abnormal physiological…