Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab Services - Issaquah

Job Description

Description:

Swedish Medical Center is looking for an On Call Physical Therapist (Per Diem FTE / On Call, Day Shift) to work in Inpatient Rehab Services at Swedish Issaquah in Issaquah, WA. The physical therapist (PT) delivers and supervises others in the delivery of therapy services. Services are delivered within the framework of a team approach, appropriate disciplines, significant others, and the patient. These services are delivered in compliance with ethical standards, policies and procedures, national and professional standards, state practice acts for physical therapists, and current accepted state of the art practice. In this position you will: - Patient Care: • Demonstrates complex problem solving skills in both patient care and department operations. • Performs patient assessment/reassessment. Establishes plan of care with the patient, which is appropriate to the patient's needs and allows for informed consent or refusal. • Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver or significant other and provides education to meet those needs. • Provides interventions based upon accepted standards of practice. Progresses/modifies interventions to maximize outcomes within accepted guidelines • Focuses on skilled interventions including referral to other disciplines as appropriate. • Patients are adequately prepared for and discharged in a timely fashion. - Documentation: • Documentation meets regulatory requirements, departmental standards, and considers reimbursement needs. Documents on day of visit, usually at time of visit. • Goals are functional, measurable, time-based, and are addressed continually. • Documents are complete, concise and legible. • Billing is submitted in a timely, accurate and legible fashion. • Timely completion of discharge paperwork is routine. - Time Management/Efficiency: • Carries out assigned responsibilities in a timely and complete manner, using appropriate judgment and detail. • Productivity consistently meets department standards. • Effectively and appropriately handles urgent/emergent situations as they arise. • Actively manages caseload to minimize no-shows, cancellations and refusals. - Professional Behaviors: • Supervises students as assigned. • Responds to requests in a positive and helpful manner. • Takes initiative to identify and resolve problems, and is pro-active in facilitating operational improvement. • Takes initiative to assist other team members and functions as a resource as appropriate. • Participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives. We are seeking a Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab Services The physical therapist (PT) delivers and supervises others in the delivery of physical therapy services. The PT performs evaluations and develops individual plans of care to maximize functional outcomes, implements the plans of care and reassesses treatment results, and actively participates in discharge planning. Services are delivered within the framework of a team approach, including appropriate disciplines, significant others and the patient. Provision of care for pediatric adolescent orthopedic patients may be required. Coverage of both inpatient and outpatient services may be required at the Ballard and Issaquah clinics. These services are delivered in compliance with ethical standards, policies and procedures, national and professional standards, state practice acts, and current accepted state of the art practice. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The job duties listed are essential functions of the position. However, other duties may be assigned, and may also be considered essential functions of the position. The caregiver must be sufficiently fluent in the English language to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position. The degree of fluency requ In this position you will: • Patient Care: • Demonstrates complex problem solving skills in both patient care and department operations. • Performs patient assessment/reassessment. Establishes plan of care with the patient, which is appropriate to the patient's needs and allows for informed consent or refusal. • Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver or significant other and provides education to meet those needs. • Provides interventions based upon accepted standards of practice. Progresses/modifies interventions to maximize outcomes within accepted guidelines • Focuses on skilled interventions including referral to other disciplines as appropriate. • Patients are adequately prepared for and discharged in a timely fashion. • Documentation: • Documentation meets regulatory requirements, departmental standards, and considers reimbursement needs. Documents on day of visit, usually at time of visit. • Goals are functional, measurable, time-based, and are addressed continually. • Documents are complete, concise and legible. • Billing is submitted in a timely, accurate and legible fashion. • Timely completion of discharge paperwork is routine. • Time Management/Efficiency: • Carries out assigned responsibilities in a timely and complete manner, using appropriate judgment and detail. • Productivity consistently meets department standards. • Effectively and appropriately handles urgent/emergent situations as they arise. • Actively manages caseload to minimize no-shows, cancellations and refusals. • Professional Behaviors: • Supervises students as assigned. • Responds to requests in a positive and helpful manner. • Takes initiative to identify and resolve problems, and is pro-active in facilitating operational improvement. • Takes initiative to assist other team members and functions as a resource as appropriate. • Participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

Required qualifications this position include: Education: Coursework/Training A graduate of an accredited program of physical therapy. License/Certification: • Possesses valid Washington physical therapy license, interim permit or temporary permit. • BLS required. Experience: None required. Preferred qualifications for this position include: Education: License/Certification: • Possesses valid Washington physical therapy license, interim permit or temporary permit. • BLS required. Experience: About the Issaquah Campus. With advances in technology, an environmentally friendly design and new hospital infrastructure, the campus is designed to be different. The new campus provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient medical services including oncology, cardiac care, obstetrics, pediatric specialty care, emergency services, primary care and a host of other medical and surgical services and specialists.

We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit

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Our Mission

Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person we serve.

Our Vision is Health for a Better World.

About Us

Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty center in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Swedish employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Schedule: On Call

Shift: Day

Job Category: Physical Therapy

Location: Washington-Issaquah

Work Locations: Issaquah Main Bldg (WA171) 751 Ne Blakely Dr Issaquah, 98029

Req ID: 312453