Physical Therapist Clinical Specialist - Per Diem

Overview:

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Provides physical therapy treatment and education to inpatients and outpatients. Assists in the education and development of departmental and other hospital staff.

Responsibilities:

A day in the life of a Physical Therapist Clinical Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Performs physical therapy assessment and evaluations, on a daily basis, on-going re-assessment and administers physical therapy treatment to patients in conjunction with a licensed care practitioner authorized to prescribe treatment.
• Implements, on a daily basis, treatment modalites which may include exercise, heat, light, ultrasound, water, electricity, massage, gait raining, balance training and other rehabilitation techniques.
• Provides, on a daily basis, for patient and family education programs and assistance in exercise programs and assistance in understanding and participation in physical therapy goal setting.
• Uses, on a daily basis, multidisciplinary approach in executing patient treatment. Coordinates with Case Management, Nursing and Physicians to participate in patient¿s timely discharge and continuation of treatment upon hospital discharge.
• Provides In-service programs for Physical Therapy Staff.
• Organizes Journal Club for Rehab In-service program.
• Serves as Clinical Resource for Junior Staff.
• Provides In-service programs for Nursing Staff and other Ancillary Staff on equipment use, transfer training and body mechanics.
• Monitors equipment use for safety and wear and tear in the department.
• Ensures delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for department and Medical Center.
• Guides, on a daily basis, departmental support personnel.
• Prepares, on a daily basis, schedules for inpatients and outpatients.
• Attends hospital and department in-service program as required.
• Assists the Director in developing and implementation of a Quality Improvement Program in Physical Therapy.
• Performs educational in-service for both department and hospital staff.
• Attends continuing education programs outside the hospital to maintain professional competence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Masters Degree in Physical Therapy with Clinical Specialist Certification through the APTA or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an Accredited Physical Therapy Program with two years clinical experience.
• Prior acute care and outpatient experience required.
• Requires ability to read and concentrate frequently to check accuracy of reports, correspondence, computer records, etc.
• Requires ability to read, understand, analyze and interpret policies and procedures.
• Requires ability to deal with stress of dealing with public, frequent interruptions, and working on more than one task concurrently.
• Requires flexibility in order to respond to changes in priorities, special project assignments, and emergency situations.
• Apply principals of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in order to provide effective patient care.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Working Conditions:

• General Office Conditions
• Extensive employee and outside contacts.
• High Stress
• Works indoors in a well lighted and ventilated area.
• Possibility of cuts or minor burns from instruments and equipment
• Some direct exposure to contagion, but risk is minimal when proper safety precautions are observed.
• Possibility of strains due to moving patients (or objects).
• Requires substantial standing, walking, stooping, and lifting.
• Willingness to work with the realization that errors and incompetency may have serious consequences to patient
• Long periods of sitting with frequent standing or moving to other areas to retrieve or return documents, and make copies.
• Requires periods of keying on computer terminal to input information.
• Requires constant verbal communication in person or using the phone.
• Requires frequent reading of correspondence, reports, material, etc.
• Frequently lifts objects from 10 - 150 lbs.
• Frequently lifts with assistance objects greater than 150 lbs.
• Frequently carries objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Frequently pushes objects up to 500 lbs with assistance from others.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!