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Job Title: Physical Therapist - Per DiemDepartment: PRLC Physical Therapy Location: Park Ridge Living CenterHours Per Week: As scheduledSchedule: Monday - Friday Days

SUMMARY

Plans, organizes, and implements specific treatment programs for individual patients according to the principles and practices of physical therapy. Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team. Supervises work of support personnel. The lead role trains, mentors, and coaches team members; fills in for the manager as needed; and identifies and leads process improvement initiatives.

Park Ridge Living Center, which houses Wegman Family Cottages, has achieved and maintained a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) since 2013. Only 10% of nursing homes in the country attain this five-star rating. Conveniently located on the Unity Hospital Campus, the Wegman Family Cottages have been serving elders in our community since 2010. Our mission is to provide quality care, independence, and a positive living experience for patients and elders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Maintains a caseload of clients, as assigned, which supports the standards productivity requirements of the program.. Coordinates client service request and / or referrals in an efficient and timely manner.

+ Provides comprehensive skilled therapy assessments, formulates a comprehensive plan of home care services for assigned clients based on skilled therapy assessment.

+ Performs skilled therapy and prescribed treatments to assigned clients based on MD orders.

+ Orders, obtains prescribed equipment as needed and teaches clients regarding the equipment obtained.

+ Communicates plan of care to the Primary Care Physician (PCP), updates PCP with changes in condition and subsequent alterations to plan of care. Documents and implements physicians orders per D.O.H. and Federal regulation, and agency standards.

+ Provides client and family education in accordance with client assessment and prescribed plan of care.

+ Establishes paraprofessional care plan as needed and supervises paraprofessional per DOH and Federal regulation.

+ Completes accurately and timely all documentation of assigned clients’ care per regulatory standards.

+ Participates in Unity in service education program. Maintains updated knowledge base of community health practice, therapy practice and community resources.

REQUIRED QUALIFICTIONS:

+ Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy or Bachelor’s degree with prior experience as a licensed Physical Therapist required.

+ Current New York State license or a limited permit as a Registered Physical Therapist

+ If New York State license or limited permit is not held, must be hired within 90 days of graduation from New York State or APTA accredited physical therapist education program and meet Practice Exemption under New York State Physical Therapy License Requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICTIONS

+ Prior Physical Therapist experience preferred

EDUCATION:

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

$45.00 - $45.00

CITY:

Rochester

POSTAL CODE:

14626

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veterans by a prospective employee and/or employee’s Physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.