Outpatient Physical Therapist - PRN

Assesses, monitors, and treats patients for physical impairments, cognitive impairments, functional limitations and developmental delays. Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure: Yes

Schedule: This position is PRN and is for help with intensive programs Monday, Tuesday, and/or Wednesday mornings and coverage for vacations.

Patient Care

• Performs comprehensive evaluation of patients' physical and developmental needs; plans and implements appropriate therapy, ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Provides treatment that involves therapeutic use of exercise, neurodevelopmental and sensory integration techniques, positioning and alignment, environmental adaptations and home accessibility evaluations to facilitate function and increase strength and coordination.
• Makes recommendations for patient equipment and assists in ordering; assists in ordering and maintenance of departmental equipment, toys and supplies; assists in maintenance of agency equipment and supplies.
• Assists with patient caregiving to ensure patient cleanliness, comfort and safety; protects patients and employees by adherence to infection control policies.
• Assists in maintaining an environment that meets the physical, developmental, and psychosocial needs of the patients, including participation in child development activities.

Training

• Provides hands on training to caregivers and student interns.

Documentation/Communication

• Monitors patients’ progress and consults with Therapy Management regarding patient care, goals, interdepartmental and intradepartmental treatment facilitation.
• Provides oral and written communication of patient status, progress, and recommendations to other departments and within department to ensure continuity of patient care; provides communication to patient’s physician as needed.
• Provides timely documentation consisting of patient evaluations, contact notes, progress notes, goals and discharge summaries, and records all care provided.
• Participates in patient care conferences, in-service education and professional education sessions.

Other Responsibilities

• All other duties as assigned by the Therapy Management Team.

• The Physical Therapist must be currently licensed in the State of Missouri as a Professional Physical Therapist
• hold a current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR card from the American Heart Association
• Previous experience in a pediatric setting preferred.

These include stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, pulling, pushing, standing, carrying, and lifting of light loads (up to 35 lb.), as necessary for patient care.