Job Description:

Summary: This position provides therapeutic management for patient care, supervises technicians, aides and volunteers, and assists in implementing new programs to ensure positive patient outcomes.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Implements Plan of Care for patients
  • Performs complete, accurate, appropriate and timely evaluations on assigned patients according to department policy.
  • Plans and implements treatment programs for patients with their input, establishing functional short and long-term goals.
  • Administers treatment program using professionally accepted methodology demonstrating knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient's age and status.
  • Performs re-assessments on patients in a timely manner, as dictated by WI practice act and DOE requirements.
  • Initiate discharge planning for all patients with their involvement, and when appropriate, the family input.
  • Performs any physical duty for patients in a safe manner, utilizing appropriate staff when necessary.
  • Demonstrates appropriate and safe operation of therapeutic equipment used in patient treatments.
  • Attends all meetings/care conferences, which are patient oriented.
  • Records patient treatment and patient responses each day.
  • Documents objective data pertinent to patient goals.
  • Completes daily progress notes and discharge summaries in a timely manner and according to department standards.
  • Completes progress notes for MDs and ensures they are received prior to follow-up appointments.
  • Appropriately prioritizes patient needs for treatment and exercise.
• Communicates with members of healthcare team.
  • Recommends to the Director any educational resource material which may be of value to the department.
  • Consults with customers prior to decision making, as well as with other departments and their directors before making procedural changes that may affect them.
  • Accurately completes all Medicare-related paperwork in a timely manner.
  • Submits accurate daily patient charges.
  • Informs Director when unable to stay current with paperwork.
• Trains and supervises student in assessment and treatment techniques expected at the PT level.
  • Establishes clear goals and objectives for the clinical affiliation with the student within the first week.
  • Assigns appropriate patients to the student to meet established goals and objectives.
  • Constructively and objectively critiques and evaluates student on an ongoing basis.
  • Completes formal evaluations according to the student's academic affiliation's criteria.
  • Communicates with Director any problems, progress and status of the student.
• Participates in QI, patient scheduling, reception of patients, maintenance of equipment and supply closet by purchasing as needed.
• Performs screenings, presents education workshops and performs consultation services.
• Provides adequate supervision to PTA's and ancillary staff in patient care related services.
  • Co-signs all notes by ancillary staff and discharge summaries done by PTAs.

Requirements/Qualifications: Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy with a Masters or Doctorate preferred and possess a valid WI licensure as a Physical Therapist (or have the ability to obtain one). Minimum of 1 year directly related experience is preferred but willing to consider new graduates.

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