Physical Therapist

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.

Duties and 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 patient 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; completes accurate daily patient charges.
• Completes patient records in a timely (same day) time frame.
• Accurately reflects in patient charges the time spent and procedures performed as well as equipment used.
• Maintains technical expertise through: attendance and participation in continuing education activities; departmental in-services; keeping abreast of technical advances.
• Attends 90% of scheduled in-services and departmental meetings, patient/family.
• 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.

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:

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

Work Experience:

• 0 – 6 months related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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 ability to be adaptable.

Decision Making:

• The carrying out of non-routine procedures under constantly changing conditions, in conformance with general instructions from supervisor.

Working Relationships:

• Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
• Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
• Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give.
• 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.

Special Job Dimensions:

• None.

Supplemental Information:

• This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job.
• This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.