Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Description Position Summary: Provides effective therapy treatment or diagnostics of patients and clinical instruction. Evaluates and/or treats a patient by planning therapy programs, treatment plans, goals, and frequency of treatment. Modifies treatment plans as necessary and/or develops in-service programs for clinical instruction; and oversees the application of clinical techniques by students. Job Requirement Education/Experience: Graduation from an accredited program in the appropriate physical medicine field. Licensing/Certification Requirements Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA). Valid License by the State of Nevada as a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist. For new grads a Provisional License is required and work will be monitored and supervised by a Licensed Therapist. A valid State of Nevada license as a Therapist (PT, OT, or Speech) must be obtained within six (6) months of employment. Failure to obtain and/or maintain licensure will result in termination of employment. Additional Position Requirements Preferences will be given to applicants who document the following: Recent (within the last 3 years), documented wound care experience as a Physical Therapist Recent PT experience in a fast-paced Acute Care Facility and/or Rehab facility Current Wound Care Certification Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements Knowledge of: Effective assessment, evaluation and treatment techniques • Medical terminology and abbreviations • Clinical approach to evaluation and/or assessment of patients • CPR and First Aid • Anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, modalities/physical agents, pathologies/pathophysiology specific to therapy discipline • Operation, maintenance and instruction of equipment specific to discipline • Clinical instruction and assessment • Techniques and trends applicable to specialty area; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices. Skill in: Observing patient and/or determining treatment needs • Developing and implementing treatment plans • Assist in developing and implementing clinical instruction • Practicing universal precautions • Using equipment specific to therapy discipline • Communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, and strength to examine and treat patients; vision to use standard equipment and read printed materials including a VDT screen; and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.