SUMMARY
Carry out orders of patient treatment as prescribed by the physician.Evaluate and treat each patient relative to Physical Therapy and make recommendations to physician or other allied health personnel for optimal treatment. Upon patient discharge, assist with discharge planning including referrals, family education, or home equipment use.Maintain quality control in both patient treatments and record keeping.Maintain good working relationship with inter-departmental personnel and physicians.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
·Maintain a high standard of safe patient treatment in accordance with departmental policies and treatment procedures as directed by the American Physical Therapy Association
·Evaluate assigned patients to determine appropriate methods of rendering physical therapy
·Develop therapeutic and rehabilitative treatment programs for patients based on evaluations. Use available equipment and appropriate modalities
·Instruct patients in posture control and other therapeutic procedures to be continued by the patient during and after therapy
·Assign specific treatment programs to therapy aides and assistants, based on their capabilities and patient's needs and supervise accordingly
·Instruct patient and document such instruction of home exercise programs
·Attend inter-departmental business or education meetings
·Complete records (including billing of services) to organizational standards
·Be an ambassador for APTC in community in accordance with companies community initiatives
·Maintain contact with patient from evaluation through discharge to ensure that prescribed treatment is completed
·Maintain communication between Patient Representative and Receptionists to ensure patients are scheduled appropriately
·Monitor weekly stats to remedy/maintain established productivity levels