PT Float Pool
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JOB SUMMARY
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Provides therapy coverage at multiple locations as determined by staffing needs.
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Staffing assignments will be determined by manager will not exceed three consecutive months in any one location.
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Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
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Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
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Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
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Administer manual exercises, massage or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity.
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Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
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Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program.
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Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
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Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
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Obtain patients' consent to proposed interventions.
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Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals.
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Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations if appropriate duration experience is available or in coverage capacity as needed.
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Initiate, facilitate, and moderate lab sessions for therapy students at area academic programs
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Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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QUALIFICATIONS
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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