Physical Therapist - Inpatient, full time day shift

Job Title:  Inpatient Physical Therapist                                                         
Job Location:   Lincoln      
Immediate Supervisor: Inpatient Physical Therapy Clinical Director                
                                                                       

JOB OVERVIEW

Responsible for planning and administering physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability.  Responsible for delivering and/or delegating quality patient care from admission through discharge, including patient and family education/training.  Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Selects, administers and interprets appropriate evaluation procedures for patients.
• Compiles, records and analyzes evaluation information in order to assist in establishing a treatment program.
• Identifies problems, formulates functional treatment goals and coordinates individual patient treatment programs.
• Records pertinent patient information in order to document changes and comply with legal and ethical standards, including daily charting, team summary, insurance justifications, initial and discharge summaries, plan of care, and patient exercise programs.
• Records daily treatment charges and equipment billing in order to insure fair and accurate financial records.
• Analyzes and revises treatment programs to insure continuing appropriate intervention.
• Modifies therapeutic interventions to accommodate the age of the patient population.
• Provides or delegates physical therapy treatment to patients, including but not limited to therapeutic exercise, gait training, neuromuscular re-education, functional activities, pain management, physical agents, hydrotherapy, and appropriate utilization of group therapies in order to facilitate patient recovery.
• Instructs patients and families/caregivers in functional activities and exercise programs in order to facilitate participation in patientâ??s rehabilitation programs and follow up on discharge.
• Assists patients and families with recommendations, ordering, and fitting of needed equipment.
• Provides education regarding the patient's condition and/or disease process so that patients and families will have a basic understanding.
• Participates, confers and negotiates at team meetings to develop an appropriate team plan for each patient.
• Supervises physical therapist assistants, rehab associates, students and volunteers.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, staff, outside contacts/sources.
  
  
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
• Medium work with frequent lifting.  Moderate assist times 1 transfers for a patient of 250 pounds who is able to use his/her upper extremities for support routinely requires pulling/lifting force of approximately 50 pounds to be generated in order to complete a safe transfer.
• Requires sufficient strength to produce 50 pounds of force to push a wheelchair with a 300-pound individual on level surfaces. Constant walking with maximum duration of up 60 minutes sustained walking on tile, carpet and other surfaces. Must tolerate frequent standing with sustained periods of up to 1 hour on tile, carpet, and shower surfaces. Must tolerate frequent sitting with sustained periods of up to 1 hour.
• Frequent reaching with both arms at low, waist, and high levels. Frequent grasping of both hands for transfers and repositioning requiring normal grip strength based on national averages. Frequent stooping, bending, and twisting are required for patient care.
  
  
  QUALIFICATIONS
  
• Bachelors, Masters Degree or Doctorate in physical therapy.
• Must possess current Nebraska PT licensure.
• CPR for Health Care Provider/CPR for Professional Rescuer preferred.