PHYSICAL THERAPIST, STAFF Job Listing at WMCHealth in Poughkeepsie, NY (Job ID 3627773-2024-06-12)

Description

Job Summary

• The Staff Physical Therapist is responsible for providing evaluations and treatment, using sound professional practices as defined by the standards of the American Physical Therapy Association, to individuals needing physical therapy services.

Responsibilities

• Conducts diagnostic evaluations of patients, sets goals, and re-evaluates the patients at regular intervals over the course of treatment.
  • Meets service area productivity standards for number of evaluations completed.
  • Reviews relevant background information pertaining to patients problems and functioning.
  • Prioritizes and completes clinical assessments of patients
  • Interprets evaluation results and makes sound clinical recommendations regarding treatment.
  • Formulates realistic functional short- and long-term goals that are objective, patient and/or caregiver-specific and are consistent with results of evaluation.
  • Presents results to patients, families, caregivers, treatment teams, and/or other individuals involved in the patients care.
  • Conducts re-evaluations when clinically indicated and/or required by external regulatory, professional, and/or reimbursement.
• Provides individualized evidenced based treatment that is consistent with the results of the evaluation and the physician prescription and is designed to assist patients to reach their functional goals.
  • Meets service area productivity standards for number of treatments provided.
  • Selects and utilizes safe and effective treatment procedures and techniques for patients to reach all identified goals.
  • Observes patients response to treatment during sessions and modifies methods, techniques, and/or goals as needed