Local Contract Physical Therapist
25 days ago
Paterson
RCM HealthCare Travel is seeking a local contract Physical Therapist for a local contract job in Totowa, New Jersey. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: Physical Therapist, • Discipline: Therapy, • Start Date: ASAP, • Duration: 13 weeks, • 40 hours per week, • Shift: 8 hours, • Providing screening, evaluation, intervention and consultative services\n\t, • Receives and records initial referral information and requests\n\t, • Observes referred students as appropriate\n\t, • Obtains additional or supplementary information from appropriate persons, available records and/or agencies\n\t, • Conducts screening and/or evaluations using formal and informal tests\n\t, • Documents, analyzes and interprets data\n\t, • Makes recommendations for intervention and refers to other services as appropriate\n\t, • Plans intervention goals and activities for individual students and/or groups\n\t, • Coordinates information and services with school personnel and community agencies\n\n2. Service Delivery\n\n\n\t, • Provides direct and indirect physical therapy intervention for individual students and groups\n\t, • Instructs, supervises and monitors home and school personnel in the therapeutic management\n\t, • Consults with home and school personnel regarding needs of individual students\n\t, • Consults with outside agencies and non-school personnel regarding needs of individual students\n\t, • Maintains and documents intervention procedures and results, using forms, records and reports\n\n3. Program Administration and Management\n\n\n\t, • Organizes and implements a physical therapy program which addresses educational goals and policies\n\t, • Manages quality physical therapy services\n\t, • Establishes long-range physical therapy program goals\n\t, • Evaluates and effectiveness of the physical therapy program and makes necessary modifications\n\t, • Manages time efficiently\n\t, • Maintains inventories of equipment, materials and supplies\n\t, • Assists in the employment of interpersonal and interdisciplinary relationships\n\t, • Promotes effective interpersonal and interdisciplinary relationships\n\n4. Establishes and maintains appropriate record keeping and reporting system\n\n\n\t, • Develops necessary forms\n\t, • Keeps data for program planning, decision-making and program expansion\n\t, • Maintains current administrative files and records\n\t, • Safeguards confidentiality of student records\n\t, • Participates in total program planning as central administrative team member\n\n5. Education\n\n\n\t, • Provides ongoing information for administrative personnel regarding physical/motor disabilities, physical therapy services and implications for student placement\n\t, • Provides information on an informal in-service education for all levels of educational and support personnel\n\t, • Provides information on an informal and formal basis to parents and non-school personnel regarding physical therapy and educational services\n\n6. Professional Growth and Ethics\n\n\n\t, • Participates in professional growth activities and continuing education opportunities\n\t, • Integrates current professional knowledge and skills into physical therapy program\n\t, • Adheres to ethical stands of the physical therapy profession\n\t, • Supports efforts to accomplish the goals and objectives of local education agency\n\t, • Adheres to established rules, regulations and laws\n\t We proudly hold the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval as well.