Physical Therapist, Part Time, Lymphedema Position Available In Davidson, North Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: Part time Physical Therapist position available in Lexington, North Carolina for lymphedema care, covering 1 weekend per quarter in Acute Care. Responsibilities include providing therapeutic patient care, educating patients and healthcare providers, and collaborating with medical teams. Requirements include NC Physical Therapy licensure, Bachelor's degree, and CPR certification. The role involves patient evaluation, treatment, documentation, and participation in professional development activities.
Job Description
Physical Therapist, Part Time, Lymphedema
Lexington, NC, United States
Job ID:
153949
Job Family:
Rehabilitative Services
Status:
Part Time
Shift:
Day
Job Type:
Regular
Department Name:
12521085337652-Rehabilitation Services
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Overview
Part time for lymphedema care. Cover 1 weekend per quarter in Acute Care.
Position Highlights:
Location:
Lexington, North Carolina
Part Time
Job Summary:
Providesprehensive therapeutic patient care for patients to ensure positive patient oues, as needed. Educates the patient and health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan. Interacts with other departments and members of the medical team in developing and implementing interdisciplinary patient care plans to ensureprehensive medical care.
What You’ll Need:
Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure, active member of APTA encouraged, but not required. Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required
CPR certification required every two years.
What You’ll Do:
Provides patient care assessment and treatment. Ensures patient evaluations and treatments areprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice. Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals. Maintains accurate patient documentation. Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy. Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate. Meets department financial and productivity standards. Understands the budgeted expectations. Maintains productivity standards. Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.
Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. Identifies quality and operational opportunities. Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation onmittees. Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety. Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers. Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served. Ads to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizingmunication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
