Physical Therapist
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Job Location:
La Quinta, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
| Administers and directs support staff to administer patient treatment as prescribed by a physician. Participates in programs to enhance the quality of patient care and other department functions. Provides mentorship to new employees and student clinical instruction. Is responsible for 100% patient care and performs other duties as assigned. Essential Responsibilities compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations. evaluation and established treatment plans based on age specific cultural and rehabilitative needs and in compliance of hospital licensing and accreditation standards and in compliance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act. effective therapy treatments. and appropriately delegates patient treatment procedures and modalities. safe and comprehensive discharge planning. productivity meets department standards. thorough timely professional and consistent patient care documentation through HED. Documents evals. re-evals. progress notes and D/C summaries per dept. policies Documents and adheres to # of treatments/authorized treatments Demonstrates appropriate timely and professional report writing to physicians Consistently updates weekly goals and SOAP notes per department policy Documentation demonstrates minimal to no grammatical errors typos etc. Provides clear documentation for missed treatments gaps in treatment etc. Documentation clearly indicates medical necessity and clinical progression towards safe/comprehensive D/C Demonstrates competency in utilizing all reports to manage caseload proactively all resources to assist with patient flow as applicable (prints forms schedules patients etc.). effective education and mentoring for student interns as special department programs. interdisciplinary communication and coordination to maximize patient outcomes. positively appropriately and in a timely fashion to all communications including patients co-workers supervisors other departments physicians etc. other duties as assigned. SAFETY annual health safety compliance reviews and any department/hospital specific requirements within the expected timeframe. and/or reports any unsafe conditions to extension 4759 or |
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Early Intervention
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Physiology Knowledge
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Computer Literacy
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Patient Service Experience
- Medicare
