At Good Samaritan Medical Center we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional personalized health care with dignity compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers on how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences needs and values.
If you are seeking a fastpaced challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do our organization may be a good fit for you.
Schedule: Per Diem As Needed NonBenefit Eligible
Position Summary:
The Physical Therapist organizes and conducts physical therapy evaluation and treatment to restore function and prevent disability. The Physical Therapist identifies corrects alleviates and prevents acute or prolonged movement dysfunction of anatomic or physiologic origin. Provides prevention and wellness services including screenings and health promotion. The Physical Therapist will also serve as a resource person for the team and the department and will participate in orientation of new staff therapists and other health personnel.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts evaluations consistent with and appropriate for patient diagnosis.
- Designs a treatment plan that is goaloriented based upon interpretation of evaluation results and patients personal goals.
- Establishes goals that are functional measurable and attainable.
- Performs reevaluations per department criteria with modifications/updating of goals as dictated by patients progress.
- Makes timely and appropriate discharge plans and recommendations for the anticipated needs of the patient.
- Demonstrates and articulates sound clinical reasoning in synthesizing complex evaluation data identifying diagnosis and developing a comprehensive plan of care.
- Completes in a thorough and accurate manner evaluation reports progress notes/flow sheets discharge summary and additional required documentation.
- Serves as a clinical resource to colleagues and other medical professionals.
Requirements:
- Education:Degree in physical therapy from an accredited university program.
- Experience:12 years of experience with a wellestablished clinical background. Previous medical setting experience preferred.
- Certification/Licensure:Must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Physical Therapist; BLSrequired
- Software/Hardware:Meditech preferred
- Able to communicate verbally and in writing in the English language.
- Must be able to adjust to varying treatment loads and schedules.
- Excellent assessment skills clinical skills and organizational skills along with charge capabilities.
- Able to lift transfer and move patients.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans