Inpatient Physical Therapist

Inpatient Rehab Services 
Full Time 
Day Shift 
Four 10 hour days

Sign-On Bonus: 10,000.00 

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

 

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies. 

Job Summary

Performs professional physical therapy services that are concerned with the evaluation and treatment of individuals to detect, assess, and prevent disability and restore function following trauma or disease. This may include various physical therapy tests, measurements, and interventions.

Minimum Qualifications

•Minimum Education: Graduate of a physical therapy educational program approved by the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
•Minimum Years of Experience: None
•Substitutable Education & Experience: None
•Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensed physical therapist in the State of South Carolina by the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners;  CPR Certification.
•Required Training:  None

Essential Functions

• Provides direct physical therapy to patients upon referral by a physician, or advanced practice provider demonstrating specific competencies.
• Demonstrates Age specific competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population:           
  • Infant (Birth to 1 year)           
  • Child (1 year through 12 years)          
  • Adolescent (13 years through 17 years)        
  • Adult (18 years to 65 years)          
  • Geriatric (over 65 years).
• Evaluates patients using special physical therapy tests and measurements such as muscle testing, functional ability, range of motion, and neurological testing.
• Develops physical therapy treatment plans.
• Administers physical therapy treatments designed to relieve pain, develop or restore function and maintain maximum performance using physical means such as, but not limited to,  therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and modalities.
• Documents/records appropriate patient treatment data, such as patient progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries. 
• Instructs patients and their families in home program.
• Supervises and monitors patient's plan of care when carried out by a physical therapist assistant.
• Represents department and communicates with the interdisciplinary team for discharge planning and coordination of medical services during hospital stay.
• Represents department in meetings, such as attending patient care conferences and providing in-services for other hospital departments such as nursing, housekeeping, etc.
• Assist in providing clinical  supervision of physical therapist assistants, rehab techs, and students in their duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisors, or authorized personnel as required in an emergency, e.g. fire or disaster.
• Uses effective time management to complete patient care assignments and meet departmental productivity standards.
• Demonstrates sound professional judgement and acts in accordance with the state physical therapy practice act, hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Participates in professional activities for continued self-development, and growth of technical knowledge and skills.
• Therapist will be able to meet deadlines and commitments with minimal supervision.
• Uses safe techniques and safe patient handling equipment as needed for protection of patients and self while performing duties.
• Demonstrates competence in safe delivery of care.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. Demonstrates teamwork while performing duties, for example assists with the transportation of patients as needed. Exhibits courtesy, compassion and respect, wh