Outpatient Physical Therapist

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Provides Physical Therapy services to the New England Baptist's Outpatient Care Center patients including but not limited to patients with general orthopedic injuries, post-operative diagnoses, chronic spine pain and work related injuries as per written orders within the established policies of this department and New England Baptist Hospital.

Job Description:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Department Specific Responsibilities:

      Responsibilities and Functions

• Upon notification of a written referral, initiates the patient care process of assessment of the patient's functional status and needs.
• Utilizes this assessment to formulate a treatment plan of care to meet the patient's needs, including documentation of realistic, measurable goals.
• Implements the plan of care to meet the established goals within a reasonable timeframe in accordance with established Physical Therapy modalities and procedures, with awareness of body mechanics and safety and infection control issues.
• Reassess patient's progress relative to achievement of established goals and recognize need to implement changes evidenced by documentation of patient's response to treatment.
• Understands role in process of discharge planning and continuing care through interaction with patient, family members, employer, and other members of the health care team as appropriate while actively participating in rounds or patient care team conference.
• Promotes the patient's active involvement in treatment through patient education and instruction of specific treatment procedures for reinforcement of program, prevention of further injury and to facilitate “ownership” of health attitude. Develops educational materials for distribution as indicated.
• Follows the department's Documentation Guidelines and maintains updated records which include completing all evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, daily treatment charge sheets, and flow sheets thoroughly and in a timely fashion.
• Participates in the Clinical education program through the supervision and instruction of affiliating Physical Therapy students.
• Supervises Rehab Aide and Physical Therapist Assistant in performance of assigned tasks, when indicated.
• Participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs both inside and outside of this institution
• Participates in new program development and implementation for the Rehabilitation Services Department to maintain high quality standards of patient care.

2. Interpersonal Skills:

• Accepts constructive feedback with appropriate change in behavior or performance.
• Demonstrates a professional attitude in demeanor and appearance.
• Able to work with and to motivate co-workers.
• Offers assistance to co-workers.
• Is courteous to and considerate of co-workers, supervisor, hospital personnel, visitors, patients, and physicians.
• Organizes time and completes assignments within a given time frame.

3. Communication Skills:

• Demonstrates good verbal skills in giving and receiving information.
• Demonstrates ability to listen to and to understand a conflicting viewpoint.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively express one's ideas in a discussion of professional issues.
• Demonstrates ability to write clear and concise patient evaluations and progress notes in a timely fashion. Demonstrates the ability to adjust communication method to meet the needs of the learner.

4. Performs other related duties as assigned.

5. Completes annual safety review and personal job performance assessment.

6. Plans time away from work appropriately:

• Arrives and leaves at designated times.
• Uses unplanned earned time appropriately

EDUCATION

Required: Bachelor’s Degree

*BSPT (minimum requirement, but new grads require DPT for licensure)

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

1-3 years

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

Required:

Physical Therapist State of Massachusetts, Every 2 years

Basic Life Support Certification

QUALIFICATIONS

Computer Literacy: 

Basic familiarity with computers.  Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Written Communications: 

Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: 

Ability to verbally communicate complex