Job Objective:
To 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.
Job Responsibilities:
1) Continuum of Care
Ascertain appropriate information regarding the present problem
Assess the patients current functional status
Planning all treatment procedures
Treatment implementation
Treatment evaluation
Ensures safe and effective discharge planning for all patients
2) Leadership and Management
Participates in continuing education to update skills and knowledge in order to provide optimum level of patient care and student supervision.
Ensures implementation of departmental policies and procedures
Participates in Departmental and Organizational meetings, other meetings as required
Actively participate in team activities
Organizes and implement in-service training sessions for staff, the physiotherapy assistant and volunteers
Teaches appropriately and supervises physiotherapy students and provide regular feedback and documentation of the clinical placement required
3) Information Management
Manages and maintains information relevant to physiotherapy services
Records accurate statistics within the last working day of each pay fortnight or as appropriate
Notes written in patients records according to Policy and Procedure manual within 24 hours of service
Adheres to the policies for use of Information Technology
Supervises the recording of statistics and documentation by the physiotherapy students
Providing home care program discharge instructions
Documenting the patient details in register and entering the clinical notes in the HIS.
Communicating with Consultant regarding the progress of the patient if required.
4) Safe Practice and Environment
Adheres to secure w