Job Description
With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nations only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a
Physical Therapist who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someones life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
Physical Therapist:
PayRange:$39.26-$62.81- Performs complete initial Physical Therapy evaluation on patients referred by physicians or departmental protocol.
- Develops and implements treatment plans and programs for patients based on diagnostic and prognostic neuro-muscular assessment.
- Develops treatment plans and programs for patients including long term and short-term goals. Obtains approval from referring physicians prior to commencing treatment.
- Provides information to the medical staff and other health personnel which may cause required modifications of treatment prescriptions and/or plans and goals.
- Coordinates home programs and referrals for community services through social services and/or the manager of Physical Therapy.
- Participates in clinical aspects of the teaching program as required.
- Maintains appropriate records on all patients, noting prescription of therapy, patient problems, patients' reactions to treatment, treatment plans, goals and other necessary observation relative to the treatment process.
- Administers and monitors a variety of modalities of treatment (i.e. whirlpools, diathermies, hydro collators, ultrasound, manual and electrical muscle and nerve testing and stimulation).
- Evaluates and treats patients receiving total joints in the PACU to assess disposition and treatment protocol under the Total Joint of Excellence Program
- Participates in departmental patient care conferences.
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.
- Promotes adherence to the Health Sciences Compliance Program, the Howard University Code of Ethics and the Health Sciences Standards of Conduct.
- Attends annual and periodic mandatory Compliance Program training including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy training.
- Participates in activities that promote adherence to federal healthcare program requirements.
- Actively participates in Health Sciences Compliance Program activities
- Adheres to the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality of patients, families, and staff.
- Knowledge of clinical and fiscal data collection and reporting.
- Ability to adapt standard Physical Therapy techniques to the needs of special populations.
- Ability to assess patients with a variety of maladies.
- Ability to establish treatment priorities and exercise independent and ethical judgment in execution of therapeutic programs and plans of care.
- Demonstrates leadership skills and problem-solving abilities
- Possesses good physical health and manual dexterity sufficient for performing standard Physical Therapy procedures and handling equipment.
A qualified candidate will possess: - Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from an institution accredited to the Committee on Accreditation in Education, American Physical Therapy Association.
- Licensure to practice in the District of Columbia.
- Maintains active American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
- Completion of a clinical internship in Physical Therapy.
At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering: - Work-life balance
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
COVID-19 Vaccination :
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.
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