Overview
Summary:The Physical Therapist acts as a care manager and is responsible for overseeing and ensuring a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical, psychosocial, and immediate environmental well-being of the patient. This includes promoting client/caregiver ability for self-determination and care, optimizing their participation in this process and optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve self-management. The Physical Therapist is responsible for coordinating and communicating with various disciplines or services involved in client care and coordinating their efforts toward discharge goals established at onset and during course of care. Is a patient advocate.
Type of Opportunity: Full Time FTE: 1.000000 Exempt: No Work Schedule: Days
Qualifications
Other information:Bachelors degree and educational requirements needed to be licensed as a Physical Therapist in New Mexico and to meet requirements of Home Health Medicare Conditions of Participation if necessary.One year of experience in supervised clinical practice in acute care or rehab setting preferred. Basic typing competency preferred. Need to have current BLS certification, NM drivers license as well as auto insurance.
Education:Essential:
• Bachelor Degree
Credentials:Essential:
• Physical Therapist
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
• Evaluates patients, develops plans and goals, and implements treatment programs for improvement of physical or developmental dysfunction and independence in activities of daily living. Continuously reassess treatment plans and goals.
• Evaluates, observes and instructs patients on functional skills. Educates and instructs regarding home programs and preventive measures as appropriate to patient, family, and others. Leaves written instructions in the home.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of patients served
• Initiates documentation in the home and completely records all care delivery as required by the profession and the department by the end of each day; this includes admissions.
• Communicates with patient, family, physician/Advanced Practice Clinician (APC), and other healthcare providers regarding patient care.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in weekly team conferences, educational programs, in-services and other meetings as required. Participates on special project teams,
• Participates in agency continuous quality improvement activities as required
• Maintains a department defined productivity standard for visits and caseload management.
• Precepts newly hired therapists and students and serves as a resource person and professional role model as needed.
• Provides supervision and oversight of Physical Therapy Assistants and Home Health Aides/Certified Nurse Assistants as required by regulation.
• Responsible for holiday and weekend coverage for agency admissions and patient home visits as required on a rotating basis.
• Performs other functions as required.
Benefits
We offer more than the standard benefits!
Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more!
Learn more about our employee benefits:
/phs.org/careers/why-work-with-us/benefitsWhy work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans. For our employees, we offer a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more.
Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who choose to work here. The hard work of our physicians, nurses, employees, board members and volunteers grew Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system that serves more than 875,000 New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
About Our Regional Delivery System
Presbyterian's Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees. With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.
We are part of New Mexico's history - and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.
About New Mexico
New Mexico continues to grow steadily in population and features a low cost-of living.
Varied landscapes bring filmmakers here from around the world to capture a slice of the natural beauty New Mexicans enjoy every day. Our landscapes are as diverse as our culture - from mountains, forests, canyons, and lakes, to caverns, hot springs and sand dunes.
New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path, challenge your body in the elements, or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking, golfing and biking to skiing, snowboarding and boating, it's all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.
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