Ortho Physical Therapist - Outpatient

Ortho Physical Therapist - OutpatientDay Shift (United States of America)

**Sign-on Bonus: up to $20,000 with a three-year commitment**

Job Title: Physical Therapist

Primary Location

• Mary
• Free
• Bed at
• Covenant: Mackinaw Road

Department Name

Outpatient - Orthopedic

Employment Type: Regular/ Full-time

Shift

Monday to Friday 4 - 10 hour days or 5 - 8 hour days, NO weekends or Holidays

Hours of Work: 7am to 5:30pm

Compensation Range

$36.54 to $52.98 per hour (based on experience)

1:1 Patient care

Unlimited Medbridge CEUs for all part-time or full-time staff.

Mary Free Bed Summary

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture

Age and Clinical Specific Competencies

Summary

Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patient’s need for physical therapy. Plans and executes individual treatment programs in accordance with the State of Michigan licensure and PT scope of practice. Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development. Perform job responsibilities in accordance with the program’s strategic objectives and goals to carry out organizational strategic objectives.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Each job responsibility is related to the MFB Pillars of Excellence. The responsibility is identified to a pillar by the following letters: Q (Quality), S (Service), P (People), G (Growth), F (Financial).
• Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
• Provides patient care. (Q)
• Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
• Evaluates patient condition.
• Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible.
• Establishes written treatment plan and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.
• Delegates responsibilities to physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation technicians as appropriate.
• Re-evaluates patient's status and effects of treatment. Revises treatment plan as necessary. Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate.
• Evaluates patient's need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary.
• Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient, patient's family and health care workers on its use.
• Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services and environmental limitations.
• Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities. (Q)
• Documents patient's status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q)
• Communicates with others to integrate physical therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care. (Q, S)
• Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate physical therapy treatment plan.
• Instructs the patient and the family in physical therapy procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary.
• Attends various meetings and in-services as designated. (Q, P)
• Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control. (Q)

Essential Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Education, and Training Requirements)

• Graduate of Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
• Licensure with the State of Michigan.
• Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department/program protocol.

Other Job Responsibilities

• Serves as clinical instructor for physical therapy students
• Supervises, teaches, and evaluates skills of students.
• Communicates with participating universities regarding skill levels of students. (S)
• Participates in program development and/or research activities as assigned. (Q, G)
• Participates in orientation and training of new staff. (Q, P)

• Physical Demands
• The physical ability to lift, position, and transport patients.
• The ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, twist, crawl, grasp, reach, and occasionally climb.
• The ability to hear, speak, write, and see (correctable vision).
• The ability to frequently lift up to 75 pounds, and occasionally lift in excess of 75 pounds.
• The ability to occasionally push, pull, or carry weight anywhere from 1 to 100+ pounds while assisting patients and moving equipment.
• The ability to exert up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-20 pounds of force frequently, and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly.

• Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
• The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.
• If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@maryfreebed.com [recruitment@maryfreebed.com].
• Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.

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