Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Overview
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At Concentra, you will be a vital member of our patient care team and play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission is to improve the health of America's workforce, one patient at a time. Join us at Concentra and see how your clinical competency and compassion can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients you serve.
As a Physical Therapist, you will provide rehabilitative services for the treatment of disabled, injured and diseased patients in a center in accordance with Concentra Medical Centers’ Injury Process Management and Concentra Medical Centers’ philosophy of rehabilitation in occupational medicine and Concentra policies, practices and procedures and applicable regulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure delivery of high quality patient care services
- Perform direct patient care, including evaluation of muscle, skeletal, neurological and other physical problems
- Support and encourage multidisciplinary coordination of treatment
- Ensure proper documentation of patient care
- Maintain professional standards through compliance with quality assurance policies/ procedures as well as applicable regulations and corporate policies
- Implement effective communication with own and other departments' staff, with medical staff and patients to ensure coordinated efforts and provision of high quality service and optimal patient care
- Demonstrate effective problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities
- Inform Administrator of department problems, needs and solutions in a timely manner
- Plan, design, implement and interpret specific physical therapy treatment programs for patients to facilitate the patient's recovery and attainment of maximum physical potential
- Educate patients in the proper care and use of supports and performance of exercise programs
- Perform or delegate patient treatment to include modalities, therapeutic exercises, gait training and hydrotherapy
- Follow appropriate documentation and reporting procedures
- Secure prescription for each patient treated
- Work closely with the physician to ensure comprehensive delivery of services and quality patient care
- Assist marketing staff with tours as necessary
- Take all necessary precautions to protect center assets and property against loss or waste through negligence or dishonesty
- Participate in professional development by attending center meetings and outside educational seminars
- Communicates with the Outcome Assurance Injury Coordinator or the Case Manager for each patient
- Communication regarding the patients’ objective progress, compliance with the program, compliance with attendance of scheduled appointments, the therapist’s estimated time frame until discharged from therapy
- Participates in clinical instruction of university occupational therapy and/or occupational therapist assistant students
- Participates with the evaluation of the effectiveness of the rehabilitation quality management process and assist in new and improved processes
- Ensures compliance with rules and regulations established by the relevant licensing, certification and accrediting bodies
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program
- Masters’ Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program, preferred
Job-Related Experience
- Customarily a new graduate to at least five years of demonstrated experience in an orthopedic setting with use of modalities, therapeutic exercises and isokinetic equipment
- Ortho-outpatient experience, preferred
Job-Related Skills/Competencies
- Concentra Core Competencies of Service Mentality, Attention to Detail, Sense of Urgency, Initiative and Flexibility
- Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
- Outstanding customer service skills as well as the ability to deal with people in a manner which shows tact and professionalism
- The ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies
- Demonstrated willingness to participate in initial and ongoing training as required.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interaction with employers, patients, providers and other employees
- Demonstrated ability to maintain working relationship with all levels of employees
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills
- Demonstrated computer skills
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work medical environment
- Skill in developing and maintaining patient care records and writing reports
- Skill in time management, planning and workload control
- Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions
- Skill in developing and maintaining medical quality assurance and quality control standards
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective communication and working relationships with Management, patients, medical staff and the general public
- Must successfully complete orientation and training as well as demonstrate competency in all required physical therapy tasks
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