Physical Therapist PRN Out Patient BMH
Bronson Healthcare
- Bronson, MI
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Keyboarding skills to operate a PC/mobile device
- Must work as a team member and be able to effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team
- Social sensitivity and the ability to communicate in English effectively
- Regularly performs work requiring a high level of interpersonal skills to deal with delicate patient care matters
- Interpretation and implementation of referrals; evaluates patient functional abilities/disabilities such as range of motion, strength, coordination, etc. through standardized assessment and testing; establishes functional baseline to be used throughout treatment as a gauge of progress and physical improvements
- Interdisciplinary discussion/rounds/clinics
- Establish education and treatment planning
- Family and community education
- Interdisciplinary team discussions hospital rounds/clinics
- Patient care goal setting and estimating length of treatment
- Direct patient care, including conducting individual and/or group Physical Therapy activities according to treatment plan; facilitates and instructs patients in the skills necessary to successfully participate
- May design and fabricate splints and other assistive devices
- Program development and participation in department process improvement
- Serving as a resource person in areas of expertise
- Providing inservices in areas of expertise for the Bronson Rehabilitation System
- Will cross train to other departments within Rehabilitation Services as needed.
- Documenting evaluations, patient treatment plans, treatments performed, and progress; indicates condition in relationship to establish goals and alterations to treatment plan to enhance therapy potential.
- Documenting in the electronic health record per compliance timelines
- Responsible for communicating to leadership any limitations that prevent timely documentation.
- For each person served the therapist maintains accurate, legible and complete records.
- Serving on committees and task forces
- Participating in process improvement
- Demonstrates time management skills.
- Supervision of PTA, Rehab Clinical Assistant, PT students, PTA students and volunteers, athletic trainer.