Physical Therapist IHR-PFC Physical Therapy Outpatient Casual Days
Physical Therapist IHR-PFC Physical Therapy Outpatient Casual Days
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Job Description
The Physical Therapist IHR reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. This is a flat rate position.
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is committed to providing our communities the highest quality health care through exceptional access to stateoftheart clinical services with compassionate and personal care. Diagnoses and treats speech language voice and swallowing disorders.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements physical therapy programs aimed at maximizing function while educating patients regarding their limitations. Evaluates patient and gathers appropriate information to determine accurate clinical diagnoses and treatment plan.
- Establishes appropriate functional and objective goals based upon clinical examination
- Communicates treatment program to patient family and other interdisciplinary personnel; provides emotional support as needed for patient and family.
- Coordinates and implements the treatment plan; modifying according to patient progression.
- Treats patients utilizing a variety of treatment techniques including therapeutic exercise functional activities manual techniques modalities etc...
- Evaluates the home work and/or community settings and makes recommendations and appropriate referrals to assure safe and efficient function within all settings.
- Reevaluates patients at appropriate timeframes and documents goal progression to maintain effective plans of care and documents need to recertify for additional cert periods.
- Plans and communicates need for discharge to patient family and medical personnel in a timely fashion; reviews and finalizes appropriate exercise program and practices for independent and safe care; initiates and follows up on recommendations for selfmanagement/continuation of care.
- Maintains accurate thorough and timely documentation in accordance with department policy; chart audit standards are consistently met.
- Develops and presents educational programs for the department organization and the community as appropriate and as needed.
- Demonstrates awareness of regulatory specifications/restrictions/policies; incorporates regulatory information into daily work and operations; is knowledgeable of Illinois State Practice Act.
- Adapts schedule based on clinic needs; encourages cooperation collaboration and coownership of processes both departmentally and organizationally; utilizes nonpatient care time effectively.
- Contacts referral sources to promote positive relationships with Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Rehab Services department.
- Actively participates in quality and process improvement efforts to increase quality of care and customer value.
This position is casual (nonbenefited) position.
Qualifications :
Required:
- Bachelor of Science Physical Therapy
- Current State of Illinois Physical Therapy license or in process of obtaining as allowed and defined in the Illinois State Practice Act.
- BLS through the American Heart Association.
Preferred:
- N/A
Additional Information :
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.
If we offer you a job we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a casebycase basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Parttime
Employment Type
Part-time
