Pay Rate $50.00/hr

About Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center:

As a preeminent health care provider, Sitrin is dedicated to providing compassionate, professional care, and continues to seek innovative solutions to meet the medical, social, behavioral, recreational, and support needs of those it serves with respect, dignity, and fiscal responsibility. Sitrin services include comprehensive medical rehabilitation, skilled nursing and respite care, a military rehabilitation program, residential care for individuals with developmental disabilities, dental services, child care, medically-affiliated adult day health care, assisted living, and affordable housing.

Job Description:

Pay Rate $50.00/hr

Responsibilities/Duties:

1. Attends patient/resident care conferences, team conferences, and rounds obtaining and reporting patient/resident information regarding patient's/resident's present level of functioning and future goals/plans in a clear and concise manner, as well as change in condition or treatment of patient/resident.
2. Engages in timely, creative, and effective use of assistants, aides, and volunteers.
3. Consistently displays a positive, caring, and responsive attitude towards employees and any individuals who interact with the facility.
4. Demonstrates knowledge of, and rational for, physical therapy techniques; modalities; equipment use; and exercise programs.
5. Establish both long- and short-term goals and a thorough treatment care plan by which the patient/resident can progress towards goals and modify care plan appropriately/timely when needed.
6. If appropriate for patient/resident needs, collaborates with patient's/resident's families; significant others; and staff prior to patient/resident discharge in order to formulate an appropriate discharge or follow-up plan.
7. When appropriate, effectively instructs patients/residents/families in techniques and home programs by structuring content/presentation to appropriately reflect patients'/residents'/family member's age, communication abilities, culture and educational level.
8. Organizes schedule of patient/resident treatments taking into account the work demands of other employees/departments.
9. Instructs patient/resident/family in the application, care, and precautions of orthosis/prosthetics as ordered by physician at Orthotic/Prosthetic Conference.
10. Provides objective, accurate, and timely documentation according to policy on assigned patients/residents.
11. Completes documentation for insurance requests in a timely fashion.
12. Leaves a written, clear treatment plan (coverage notes) on all assigned patients/residents when scheduled out of the department.
13. Demonstrates initiative to assist with the evaluation and development of documentation systems, forms, and charting mechanisms to facilitate efficient and effective documentation.
14. Recommends equipment and/or supplies when inventory demonstrates the need to reorder.
15. Attend one or more continuing educational programs and/or equivalent annually and provide staff in-service.
16. Participate in program development/revision with the facility.
17. Serve as a clinical instructor to supervise and teach a student affiliate following the facility clinical education manual and academic student manual.
18. Actively participates in own performance appraisal evaluation and sets self-goals to accomplish during the following year.
19. Maintains level of productivity as established for the department.
20. Participates in department QA programs, including collecting of data, analysis, and documentation review.
21. Assists supervisor in developing new innovative ideas for QA studies related to patient/resident care related problems and department operations.
22. Performs duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards and in adherence with the facility's corporate compliance plan and all applicable governing laws.
23. Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor to ensure that the department functions and operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

Requirements:

Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program.

Staff: Basic entry level - experienced achieved through academic curriculum and clinicals and/or up to three (3) years work experience.

Possession of, or eligible for, a valid Physical Therapy license issued by the state of New York, CPR certification. If sitting for licensure examination, there is a condition of passing the licensuring exam within one year after employment and during the interim possess a New York State temporary permit.

Additional Information:

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Sitrin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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• Resume/CV
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