Physiotherapist (Homecare Ranchi)

Job description

Job Objective:

To plan, supervise & deliver highest standard of physiotherapy services to patients. Maximizes a patient's functional independence through thorough assessment, treatment planning, treatment implementation and treatment evaluation & communicate assessment and treatment outcomes with the interdisciplinary team through documentation and team meetings.

Job Responsibilities:

1) Continuum of Care

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• Ascertain appropriate information regarding the present problem
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• Assess the patients current functional status
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• Planning all treatment procedures
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• Treatment implementation
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• Treatment evaluation
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• Ensures safe and effective discharge planning for all patients
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2) Leadership and Management

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• Participates in continuing education to update skills and knowledge in order to provide optimum level of patient care and student supervision.
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• Ensures implementation of departmental policies and procedures
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• Participates in Departmental and Organizational meetings, other meetings as required
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• Actively participate in team activities
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• Organizes and implement in-service training sessions for staff, the physiotherapy assistant and volunteers
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• Teaches appropriately and supervises physiotherapy students and provide regular feedback and documentation of the clinical placement required
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3) Information Management

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• Manages and maintains information relevant to physiotherapy services
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• Records accurate statistics within the last working day of each pay fortnight or as appropriate
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• Notes written in patients records according to Policy and Procedure manual within 24 hours of service
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• Adheres to the policies for use of Information Technology
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• Supervises the recording of statistics and documentation by the physiotherapy students
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• Providing home care program discharge instructions
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• Documenting the patient details in register and entering the clinical notes in the HIS.
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• Communicating with Consultant regarding the progress of the patient if required.
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4) Safe Practice and Environment

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• Adheres to safe work practices as per departmental and Medicitys Health Policy and Procedures
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• Teaches and maintains safe patient handling practices through skills training of relevant staff and carers
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• Be aware of safety/emergency procedures within the department and hospital. Attend annual fire safety & Emergency training, CPR, pool rescue and infection control in services.
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• Adheres to infection control policies & procedures
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• Organizes appropriate maintenance of Physiotherapy equipment as required
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• Creates and maintain a work environment which is safe for staff, patients and visitors
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5) Improving Performance

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• Pursues actively professional development and implements quality improvement practices
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• Ensures continuous Quality Improvement through high quality work practices
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• Assists in the implementation of department quality improvement activities
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• Active participation in professional ongoing education and review of current literature
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• Participates in regular in-service education
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• Participates in regular supervision sessions with direct clinical supervisor
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• Any other duties given by the Chairman- Institute of Neurosciences
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Interested candidates to share their CV at [email protected]