Physical Therapist Outpatient - Lincoln, 20 hrs/wk, flex schedule Mon - Fri

Job Title:   Physical Therapist Outpatient                                                     
Job Location:  Lincoln
Immediate Supervisor: OP Clinic Manager
Status: Hourly
                                                    

JOB OVERVIEW

Responsible for planning and administering physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability.  Deliver and/or delegate quality patient care from admission through discharge, including patient and family education/training as well as outcomes assessment.  Maintain accurate and timely documentation including monitoring visit utilization and insurance authorization.  Work will be performed in an ethical and legal manner following organizational policies, processes, protocols and procedures. 


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Select, administer and interpret appropriate evaluation procedures for patients.
• Compile, record and analyze evaluation information in order to assist in establishing a treatment program.
• Identify problems, formulate functional treatment goals and coordinate individual patient treatment programs.
• Record pertinent patient information in order to document changes and comply with legal and ethical standards, including daily charting, team summary, insurance justifications, initial evaluation and discharge summaries, plan of care, patient exercise programs, patient family education and discharge plan.
• Record daily treatment charges and equipment billing in order to ensure fair and accurate financial records.
• Analyze and revise treatment programs to insure continuing appropriate intervention.
• Modify therapeutic interventions to accommodate the age of the patient population.
• Accurately completes outcome tools.
• Compile, record and analyze information through chart audits in order to ensure quality documentation.
• Assist in obtaining customer satisfaction data.
• Instruct patients and families/caregivers in functional activities and exercise programs in order to facilitate follow up on discharge.
• Provide education regarding the patient's condition and/or disease process so that patients and families will have a basic understanding.
• Participate, confer and negotiate at team meetings to develop an appropriate team plan for each patient.
• Instruct and teach students from professional programs for physical therapist and physical therapy assistants.
  
  QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelors, Masters Degree, Doctorate in physical therapy, or certificate in physical therapy.
• Must possess current Nebraska licensure.
• CPR for Health Care Provider/CPR for Professional Rescuer required at time of hire or within 30 days from date of hire.