Physical Therapist Long Term Care (LTC)
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The physical therapist is responsible for conducting accurate assessments diagnosing conditions through differential analysis and identifying deficits affecting a patients ability to engage in movement and perform activities of daily living.
This professional develops an individualized treatment plan with patient-centered objectives aimed at alleviating pain restoring function and preventing disability while collaborating with individuals to maintain mobility.
**Essential Functions and Responsibilities:**
- Conducts comprehensive patient evaluations by obtaining medical history performing relevant system reviews and selecting and administering specific tests and measures to gather critical data.
- Establishes a personalized plan of care and identifies treatment techniques that target the specific impairments revealed in the evaluation in alignment with physician recommendations.
- Performs ongoing reassessments of the patients condition and their response to the prescribed treatment.
- Initiates and oversees the discharge plan starting from the initial visit and continuing throughout the course of treatment.
- Supervises and delegates tasks to ancillary staff and students in accordance with state laws and departmental policies.
- Completes legible accurate and clear documentation within the timeframes established by departmental policies and procedures adhering to accreditation standards and insurance regulations.
- Communicates effectively with patients families caregivers significant others and members of the healthcare team to enhance the overall benefit of care utilizing the AIDET framework.
- Assesses the educational needs of patients family members caregivers or significant others and provides tailored education to address those needs.
- Engages in professional development through participation in educational programs including in-service meetings and workshops as well as by reviewing current literature pertinent to the field.
- Actively contributes to quality improvement initiatives.- Ensures the maintenance of a safe environment for patients visitors and staff complying with established safety standards.
- Operates within the scope of practice as delineated by the states practice act.
- Performs additional related duties as directed.
**Qualifications:**
- A minimum of two years of physical therapy experience is required.
**State License Requirements:**
- Must possess a valid license to practice in the state of Oklahoma.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
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
