Job DescriptionJob description
NJob Objective:
NTo plan, supervise & deliver highest standard of physiotherapy services to patients. Maximizes a patient's functional independence through thorough assessment, treatment planning, treatment implementation and treatment evaluation & communicate assessment and treatment outcomes with the interdisciplinary team through documentation and team meetings.
NJob Responsibilities:
N1) Continuum of Care
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- Ascertain appropriate information regarding the present problem N
- Assess the patients current functional status N
- Planning all treatment procedures N
- Treatment implementation N
- Treatment evaluation N
- Ensures secure and effective discharge planning for all patients N
n2) Leadership and Management
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- Participates in continuing education to update skills and knowledge in order to provide optimum level of patient care and student supervision. N
- Ensures implementation of departmental policies and procedures N
- Participates in Departmental and Organizational meetings, other meetings as required N
- Actively participate inteam activities N
- Organizes and implementin-service training sessions for staff, the physiotherapy assistant and volunteers N
- Teaches appropriately and supervises physiotherapy students and provide regular feedback and documentation of the clinical placement required N
n3) Information Management
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- Manages and maintains information relevant to physiotherapy services N
- Records accurate statistics within the last working day of each pay fortnight or as appropriate N
- Notes written in patients records according to Policy and Procedure manual within 24 hours of service N
- Adheres to the policiesfor use of Information Technology N
- Supervises the recording of statistics and documentation by the physiotherapy students N
- Providing home care program discharge instructions N
- Documenting the patientdetails in register and entering the clinical notes