What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at Gritman?
Job Description:
Plans and administers medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of body part within the practice standards of the American Physical Therapy Association. Will responsibly manage their schedule to ensure departmental productivity goals are followed. If goals are not being met communication with the department director will take place in order to develop an action plan. May perform other services as designated by department director. Performs in accordance with the Idaho State Physical Therapy Practice Act. Other duties as assigned by department director.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s Degree, post-graduate certificate, entry level Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy, or DPT including successful completion of required affiliations.
Neuromuscular therapy experience preferred.
Minimum Education:
Successfully complete the Gritman Competencies.
Required Licenses:
Current licensure as a Physical Therapist in the State of Idaho.
BLS certification required.
Driver’s license, dependable transportation and auto insurance.
Organizational Expectations:
Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.
Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.
Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.
Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.
Essential Functions:
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates functional needs and outcomes, and consults with other specialists as needed.
• Reviews patient’s functional needs and adjusts care plan as indicated to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Designs and implements a plan of care for the patient based on a thorough assessment of potential development and incorporates participation by significant others whenever it seems possible.
• Conducts therapy practice within defined standards of care.
• Directs the assistance of support staff in order to achieve the patient’s functional goals.
• Communicates effectively with other professional and support staff in order to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Practices established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Documents evaluations, treatment goals, and plans. Regularly updates documentation and maintains all required prescriptions and signatures.
• Enhances professional growth and development of self and other through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, and workshops. Keeps up to date on current professional literature.
• Provides direction and leadership to staff and acts as a resource to promote physical therapy within the community.
Functional Demands:
Population Served: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
Physical Demands:
• Lifting: Occasional-maximum of 75 lbs. from chair or bed to stand, 35 lbs. overhead. Frequent-maximum of 20 lbs., up to 10 x hour.
• Items lifted- weights, CPM’s, hot packs, chairs, etc…
• Transfers: Up to max assist of one, up to 24 times per day from supine to sit to stand. All diagnostic categories.
• Push/Pull: Moderate force for wheelchairs, manipulating and moving equipment and machines.
• Carry: Maximum of 20 lbs. for a maximum of 100 yards.
• Fine Motor: High level fine motor skills required for manual therapy treatment, taping, etc…
• Standing/Walking: Maximum of 3 hours at one time and 8 hours in one day.
• Sitting: Maximum of 1 hour at one time and 5 hours in one day.
• Kneeling: Maximum of 15 minutes at one time and 1 hour in one day.
• Stooping: Maximum of 15 minutes at one time and 3 hours in one day.
• Driving: Maximum of 90 minutes at one time and 4 hours in one day.
• Climbing: Maximum of 5 minutes at one time and 30 minutes in one day.
• Balancing: Self and others for ambulation of patients, 15 minutes at one time, 3 hours in one day.
• Other: Constant talking, hearing, seeing for all aspects of patient care and administrative duties.
Environmental Conditions:
Location: Inside.
Occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions during administration of hydrotherapy treatment.
Constant proximity to moving or mechanical parts of exercise machines.
Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals during cleaning of the whirlpools.
Occasional exposure to bio-hazardous wastes during wound debridement and wound dressing.
Occasional exposure to odors of body fluids during treatment.
Regular exposure to blood borne disease and other infectious diseases.
Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
May be exposed to patient elements of accidents, injuries and illness.
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, potentially violent or angry patients and families, emergencies and crisis situations.
Frequently required to function competently with multiple demands and tasks.
May be exposed to noxious or potentially hazardous fumes.
