Physical Therapist Acute Care
- Grand Junction, CO
- $42.66-65.82 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Shift Details: Full-time; 36 hours/week
- Location: St. Mary's Regional Hospital; Acute Care
- Competent Services: Providing skilled physical therapy services, staying updated on standard practices for different patient groups. Conducting evaluations and treatments according to professional standards (APTA), considering diagnosis, history, and physician referrals, and developing care plans with specific goals based on patient assessments.
- Productivity Standards: Meeting established productivity standards for the department or service line.
- Documentation and Billing: Keeping thorough and timely patient records as required by regulations and facility policies. Completing patient billing accurately and promptly.
- Communication: Communicating effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare providers about patient needs and goals. Ensuring smooth operations and optimal use of rehabilitation services.
- Patient Care and Supervision: Managing all aspects of patient care and education, including supervising assistants, aides, office staff, and students to ensure high-quality care.
- Continuing Education: Participating in and promoting continuing education opportunities for self and staff, seeking new learning opportunities according to licensure requirements.
- Quality Improvement: Engaging in quality improvement processes, including safe equipment use, improving clinical outcomes, patient access, patient experience, and all aspects of the Intermountain Operating Model. Participating in utilization review audits.
- Meetings: Participating in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups in collaboration/consensus with leaders.
- Program Development and Marketing: Contributing to program development and marketing strategies to grow the physical therapy program and achieve department goals.
- Current Physical Therapist license in states where you work.
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association
- Basic computer skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Possess skill sets and experience with the target population of the job setting.
- Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record.
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.