Customers served (external and
internal): all clients, any member of the LifeROOTS Team, board members, all vendors, suppliers
and any other members of the public.
Role Summary: Physical Therapist provide services that help restore function,
improve mobility, relieve pain, and
prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering
from injuries or disease. The Physical Therapist restore, maintain, and promote
overall fitness and health. The Physical Therapist’s patients include accident
victims and individuals with disabling conditions such as low-back pain,
arthritis, heart disease, fractures, head injuries, and cerebral palsy.
Principal Accountabilities: (essential job functions):
1. Evaluates and performs
physical therapy services.
2. Works as a
trans-disciplinary team member to evaluate and implement strategies to address
outcomes on IFSP’s and ISP’s.
3. Maintains required
paperwork including daily notes, progress reports and evaluation reports.
4. Prepares specialized
equipment, apparatus or materials for clients as needed.
5. Maintains expected level
of efficiency.
6. Performs therapy at
multiple sites, i.e. at the center, at home, at daycare, etc.
7. Acts as resource for
families providing information, support and community resources.
8. Provides consumer with
written instructions for home follow through.
9. Complies with standards
of ethics established for Physical Therapists.
10. Complies with all
applicable LifeROOTS policies and procedures.
11. Exercises personnel
authority with respect to employment, training, salary changes, performance
appraisals and termination of assigned staff members.
12.
Responsible
for participation in the company’s quality improvement program and ensures that
all department - applicable quality improvement requirements are fulfilled.
13. Responsible for
participation in the company’s financial management and ensures that all
department - applicable fiscal responsibilities are fulfilled.
14.
Responsible
for participation in the company’s Health and Safety program and ensure that
all department - applicable safety requirements are fulfilled.
15. Performs other related
duties as assigned by the Children’s and Therapy Services Manager.
