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.
o Evaluates patient condition.
o 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.
o Re-evaluates patient’s status and effects of treatment. Revises treatment plan as necessary. Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate.
o 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.
o 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)
o Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate physical therapy treatment plan.
o 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)
· Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations. (F)
· Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients, coworkers, and members of the
· Supports program operations as assigned. (Q, S, P, G, F)