Physical Therapist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Provides clinical patient care by initiating and administering appropriate treatment, progressing patient treatment as appropriate, and carrying patient load that reflects productivity standards.
• Evaluates patients accurately.
• Plans appropriate treatment.
• Sets and meets functional goals.
• Revises and progresses treatment program as goals are met.
• Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members, as well as other healthcare providers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides clinical patient care by initiating and administering appropriate treatment, progressing patient treatment as appropriate, and carrying patient load that reflects productivity standards.
• Evaluates patients accurately.
• Plans appropriate treatment.
• Sets and meets functional goals.
• Revises and progresses treatment program as goals are met.
• Provides documentation by maintaining appropriate treatment records and completing accurate daily patient charges.
• Completes patient records in a timely (same day) timeframe.
• Accurately reflects in patient charges the time spent, procedures performed, and equipment used.
• Maintains technical expertise through attendance and participation in continuing education activities, departmental in-services, and keeping abreast of technical advances.
• Attends 90% of scheduled in-services and departmental meetings.
• Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members, as well as other healthcare providers.
• Follows care path guidelines for patient/family education and documentation of home programs.
• Follows set guidelines for daily operations and assists in-charge therapist with daily responsibilities as appropriate.
• Schedules and prioritizes daily work assignments.
• Delegates, as appropriate, patients to RPTA or other support personnel.
• Assists with P.T. observers, volunteers, and students as requested by in-charge therapist.
• Assists with training of new P.T. employees.
• Decision Making: Carries out non-routine procedures under constantly changing conditions, in conformance with general instructions from supervisor.
• Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
• Leads others in the same work performed (does not supervise).
• Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give them.
• Works directly with patients and/or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face-to-face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face-to-face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Zero (0) – six (6) months of related experience.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from patients and families.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to use computers, basic computer knowledge, as needed for data input and reporting.
• Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Effective reasoning ability and adaptability.

Required Education: Graduation from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.

Required Certification & Licensure:

• Valid State of Oklahoma Licensure
  OR
• Temporary Letter of Authorization to practice Physical Therapy.
• BLS.