Physical Therapist - LV Trop Family Med Cl - Rotating Shifts; Exempt; Non-Union

Under general supervision and in accordance with standardized procedures, incumbent performs physical examinations and treats common episodic and chronic physical therapy health problems in the clinic, counsels patients and families and monitors patient progress. The Physical Therapist develops and implements physical therapy services and directs patient care in coordination with the inter‑disciplinary team and in compliance with organizational goals and appropriate regulatory agencies.

Provides physical therapy care and evaluation services to pediatric, adult and geriatric patients with various diagnoses. Major duties include patient evaluation, treatment planning for effective patient outcomes, problem resolution, patient care documentation, attendance at patient care related meetings, delegation of duties to support personnel, participation as a member of a team, maintenance of an appropriate level of productivity, and participation in performance improvement activities.

• Functioning as a primary care provider or upon referral of a patient by a physician or qualified NPP to the Department, the therapist initiates care per policy evaluating the condition, establishing a treatment plan, providing interventions, and making appropriate referrals. Intervention may include recommending or issuing assistive devices, braces, and other medical devices as allowed by Physical Therapist Scope of Practice.
• Conducts in‑depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient's interpretation of health needs. Identifies and treats patients' physical medicine needs. Manages treatment of physical therapy patients.
• Supervises and directs Physical Therapist Assistants and/or Aides as necessary for patient care.
• Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic examinations within scope of practice and interprets finished results.
• Employee manages all aspects of physical therapy evaluation and intervention.
• Develops and implements long and short‑range treatment plans.
• Initiates consultations and monitors scheduling of patients for special tests.
• Employee consistently completes all required documentation as per departmental policy.
• Employee participates in clinic and rounds as patient care responsibilities allow.
• Attends and contributes to patient care conferences, as listed above to provide continuity of care or if unable to attend, provides written progress/plans for each patient to the referring provider (or other providers participating in care) in a timely manner.
• For all patients serviced by discipline provides education and makes recommendation to other healthcare professionals on the team regarding discharge plans and/or modification to the plan. Assumes responsibility as lead in assigned clinics and coordinates all aspects of communication to and from physician, NPP, and therapist.
• Employee effectively manages a full patient caseload, which includes all aspects (i.e. patient care, documentation and communication, and assists in meeting departmental efficiency requirements).
• Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, physical medicine problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs. Recommends consultation with other providers as necessary.
• Able to be flexible with last minute scheduling changes and prioritizing. Able to be lead PT, while still maintaining caseload.
• Thorough organization of unscheduled non‑productive time (i.e. Patient not available, outpatient cancellation, etc.), able to improve department efficiency (i.e. Assists other staff, projects, other documentation), while still maintaining a full caseload.
• Employee exhibits skills to provide care in a variety of PT disciplines/settings (i.e. Acute, rehab unit, or outpatient in the areas of orthopedics, sports, cardiac, wound care, oncology, and neurologic physical therapy).
• Employee assumes staffing of unit and patient care delivery as lead PT when needed.
• After one year, provides education for and evaluates performance of at least 1 student for a cumulative minimum total of 10 weeks and receives…