Recover-Care Healthcare
Licensed Therapists (PT, OT, ST, PTA, OTA)
Recover-Care Healthcare - Hays, Kansas, United States, 67601
Work at Recover-Care Healthcare
Overview
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Overview
401K (Matching up to 2%)
Annual Performance Evaluations
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Electronic Documentation
Employee Appreciation Events
Job Summary:
The therapists provide treatments and procedures. The therapist may, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a therapist.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities. Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the therapist in person or through progress notes. Confers with therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment. Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans. Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements. Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment. Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound. Measures patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations. Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment timely Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as assistive devices. Required Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population Must possess problem solving skills to successfully perform job Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong customer service orientation. Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members Ability to travel as needed to perform job Education and Experience:
Degree from an accredited therapy program Current license from the state board. Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods of standing and walking. Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.
The therapists provide treatments and procedures. The therapist may, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a therapist.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities. Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the therapist in person or through progress notes. Confers with therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment. Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans. Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements. Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment. Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound. Measures patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations. Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment timely Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as assistive devices. Required Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population Must possess problem solving skills to successfully perform job Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong customer service orientation. Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members Ability to travel as needed to perform job Education and Experience:
Degree from an accredited therapy program Current license from the state board. Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods of standing and walking. Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.