Physical Therapist Orthopedics

Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday - Friday Orthopedic position

OFFERING A $10,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS PAYABLE IN TWO INSTALLMENTS - 50% AFTER 90 DAYS - 50% AFTER ONE YEAR

Major Responsibilities:

• Customer Satisfaction: Participates in customer satisfaction within the department and hospital.
  • Serves as patient advocate to ensure that patients and customers needs are met in a timely and efficient manner and individualizes each patient’s plan of care.
  • Resolves patients and customers concerns immediately.
  • Utilizes appropriate resources to resolve ongoing patient customer’s irritants.
  • Maintains positive relationships with all customers e.g., patients, significant others, physician, and Associates.
  • Review Patient Satisfaction data and implements changes within the department.
• Quality: Provision of quality care to patients. Contributes to the design and implementation of improved processes to achieve quality and superior patient care and service.
  • Effective utilization treatment planning of the process (i.e., assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) in the delivery of quality care.
  • Supports and provides education to patients, families and other health care team members.
  • Performs and documents assessment on assigned patients.
  • Assesses and suggests changes in patients’ treatment plan.
  • Implements and maintains plan of care reflective or identified problems/needs.
  • Identifies and utilizes appropriate interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes.
  • Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions as appropriate.
  • Actively participates in the collection of data for CQI initiatives.
  • Utilizes basic safety measures.
  • Adheres to policies, procedures and established physical therapy standards. Responds to emergency plans as directed by the department/unit responsibilities. Maintains unit cleanliness as directed.
• People Growth: Establishment and achievement of self-development objectives and continued advancement of the department.
  • Assesses own learning needs, seeks appropriate training and development. Sets own objectives and goals.
  • Maintains and supports Accrediting Organization requirements in regards to competencies. (i.e., CPR certification, safety and infection control, current licensure hospital/ unit based certification standards).
  • Demonstrates appropriate Physical Therapy and technical skills for clinical competency.
  • Participates in the team Performance Pathway evaluation process.
  • Orient and train new Associates.
  • Participates in hospital committees, DIG’s etc.
  • Achieves appropriate number of education hours as established yearly.
  • Participates in mentoring/instruction students during clinical experiences
• Organizational Climate: Creates an environment within the department that supports management Philosophy, in a cooperative environment.
  • Participates in implementing planned changes and activities to improve Physical Medicine services, working environment or patient care.
  • Holding self and others accountable for clinical practice.
  • Participates in recognition efforts of team and hospital.
  • Fosters an environment where Trinity values can flourish: Compassion - We care for the whole person. Equality - We respect everyone. Excellence - We are empowered to improve. Partnership - We pool our talents as a team. Stewardship - We make sensible use of our resources.
  • Participates with other Associates to create a cooperative team environment.
  • Actively participates in unit meetings. Provides positive suggestions for improvement of services.
  • Communicates and collaborates effectively with physicians, nurses, directors and other healthcare members to assure delivery of quality care in a high stress environment.
• Innovation: Contributes to the department and hospital innovation efforts to maximize excellence and build respect for services.
  • Submits improvement ideas for Trinity Hospital and its services and participates in the implementation process as appropriate.
  • Identifies improvement ideas within scope of responsibility, and assumes accountability for implementation and communication of plans and results.
  • Participates in practice innovation opportunities and strategies.
  • Utilizes creative measures to optimize customer satisfaction.
• Productivity: Participates in implementing improvements to practice productivity.
  • Cross-train to other unit functions as necessary to achieve optimal department flexibility, example: amputee clinic, outpatient services etc.
  • Participates in collecting and analyzing department productivity data.
  • Suggests productivity improvement ideas.
  • Delegates patient care activities as appropriate for skill levels with documented competency plan.
  • Flexible in meeting the staffing requirements of the department.
• Economics: Contributes to cost containment and business growth initiatives of the department.
  • Assists with staffing requirements by accurately communicating needs and patient acuity.
  • Responsible for efficient utilization of all resources within scope of practice.
  • Communicates inventory needs/adjustments to leader.
  • Participates in cost containment practice strategies.

Licensure:

• Physical Therapist

Education/Experience Required:

• • Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy • 0-1 yr. clinical PT experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• • Basic computer skills
• • Eligible for license in Illinois to practice PT. • Current CPR Certification.