Half Time Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider; we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

We believe in patient-centered care; outpatient appointments are performed one-on-one with little overlap between patients. We also believe in work-life balance, and therapists are paid for the time it takes to document.

Job Description

• Interpretation of referrals and orders to check for appropriateness, indications, and contraindications
• Initial evaluations, discharge summaries, re-evaluations, and daily treatments are performed and documented in a timely manner, which may include but are not limited to: medical diagnosis, medical history, objective physical/cognitive findings, measurable/functional/behavioral based patient goals, treatment plan, discharge plan, education, and communication as indicated
• Determination of which tasks require the expertise and decision-making capacity of the Physical Therapist and must be personally rendered by the Physical Therapist and which tasks may be delegated
• Delegation and instruction of the services to be rendered by the supportive personnel, including but not limited to specific treatment programs with patient goals/plan, precautions, special problems, or contraindicated procedures
• Education and instruction as indicated, including but not limited to: patient, family, other staff, follow-up facilities
• Transportation of patients as needed
• Maintain, gather, clean, and set up all equipment per facility policies
• Daily recordkeeping, including evaluations, daily treatment notes, discharge notes, daily charges, and all communication/education provided (per facility/department policy)
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• NM State License as a Physical Therapist
• Meet all physical demands
• BLS, CPR

Preferred Qualifications

• Sufficient previous experience to perform duties

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions

SUMMARY: All Rehab Department jobs may place heavy physical demands on the employee. The amount of time that the employee is exposed to these demands will fluctuate due to uncontrollable variables inherent in healthcare: patient's height and weight, patient's level of cooperation and strength, specific clinical needs, etc.

Physical Activities

• All Rehab Department jobs may require lifting/pushing/pulling varying weights that may exceed two hundred (200) pounds
• Activities may include intermittent or prolonged: standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, using the hands to finger and feel, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching with arms, and smelling
• Repetitive motions may also be required, such as wrist/hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity (as in typing, writing, faxing, filing papers, etc.)

Work Environment

• The job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions: wet, humid conditions (not the weather), working near moving or mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, risk of vibration
• The noise level will vary from very quiet to very loud

Sensory Requirements

The employee will need to be able to hear:

• Alarms on equipment/fire alarms/overhead announcements
• Patients/families verbal discussions
• Instructions/feedback from other healthcare providers

The employee will need to be able to:

• See and focus on close-up and distant objects
• Distinguish colors
• Have intact peripheral vision and depth perception