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Health First Physical Therapist - Rehab Services PT in Palm Bay, Florida
POSITION SUMMARY:
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Quality/No Harm:
- Maintains patient safety at all times.
- Ensures compliance with precautions and documents all current precautions and changes in status.
- Evaluates patients thoroughly and documents evaluations according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Completes progress notes and reassessments when required and documents them according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes. Attends in services given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.
Customer Experience:
- Responds to therapy referrals and inquiries upon receipt.
- Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
- Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.
Stewardship:
- Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
- Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
- Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
- Current or temporary Florida license.
- Interpersonal communications skills.
- Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
- Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics.
- Must be able to assist in lifting, standing, supporting patients.
- Able to bend and stoop as PT care requires.
- The position requires the individual to perform lifting tasks in the following weight and frequencies: Lbs. % of the Day Reps/Day 0-20 34-66 33-200 21-40 1-33 1-32 More than 40 1-33 1-32
MENTAL DEMANDS:
- Problem-solving ability.
- Decision-making skills.
- Able to interact with all people.
- Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints.
- Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings.
Job: *Rehab
Organization: *Palm Bay Hospital
Title: Physical Therapist - Rehab Services PT
Location: Florida - Brevard County-Palm Bay
Requisition ID: 072063