American Addiction Centers
Location
Zion, Illinois
Salary
$41 - $62 / HOUR
include performing thorough and timely physical therapy evaluations, developing realistic goals, and implementing treatment programs using therapeutic exercises and modalities. The role also requires developing discharge plans, communicating with care providers, and maintaining accurate patient documentation.
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and be eligible for licensure to practice in Illinois, recognizing the needs of specific patient age groups. Required abilities include good communication skills and competence in applying various modalities and therapeutic techniques.
Performance of evaluations in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with established departmental and professional standards and procedures resulting in clinically accurate Physical Therapy diagnoses. Collects pertinent patient historical information. Selects and administers appropriate diagnostic and functional ability tests. Analyzes and interprets the results. Performance and implementation of Physical Therapy programs for patients in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with established departmental and professional standards and procedures. Develops functional, realistic achievable long term goals that reflect the patients potential and interest. Develops measurable short term goals and revises and upgrades them as patient progresses through treatment. Provides treatment consistent with patients skills and modifies treatment to attain goals. Utilizes purposeful therapeutic exercises and modalities for preventing, correcting and/or minimizing disabling effects. Fabricates/adapts orthotics to enhance functional improvement. Develops discharge plan at initial evaluation and revises discharge plan in collaboration with patient, family, physician, other care givers, and case managers. Demonstrates appropriate psychosocial interventions based on age and development status. Makes recommendations for appropriate transitions within a continuum of care and follow-up activities. Provides direction to Rehab technicians regarding patient care services. Communication of patient-related information to nursing and other healthcare providers to facilitate continuity of care and implementation of treatment recommendations. Confers with patients physician and nursing staff. Prepares and maintains patient reports, progress notes and related records in a thorough, organized accurate and timely manner. Documents according to guidelines set forth by Accrediting Organization, CARF, APTA, managed care and Rehab Services. Provision of information and guidance to patients and families regarding the nature and severity of their physical disorders, current treatment programs, prognosis for recovery, techniques designed to enhance carry over of desired behaviors and any safety or ethical issues related to patient’s deficits. Assesses patient/family knowledge and understanding to determine at what level teaching is be implemented. Teaches and reinforces knowledge providing literature as needed. Instructs patients/families in home exercise program and use of home equipment. Evaluates effectiveness of teaching program. Understanding the impact of managed care on provision of PT services. Stays abreast of primary managed care therapy coverage and benefits. Incorporates and modifies treatment plans according to an individual patients benefits. Participation in professional development. Attends in-services within the department as well as outside conferences. Keeps informed of changes occurring within Rehab Services and Advocate Healthcare Shares information obtained at continuing education events with peers. Participation in departmental administrative processes, ongoing process improvement, quality assurance and safety programs. Provides data and/or input required for quality assurance indicators. Participates on process improvement teams. Evaluates environmental safety and provides environment that is safe based on age and development status. Follows hospital infection control and safety protocols. Ensures equipment maintenance procedures. Completes patient billing process and follows scheduling procedure, as directed. Assumes other related responsibilities as assigned.
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